Authoritarianism

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Official Photo of Augusto Pinochet, created about 1974. Pinochet led Chile in an authoritarian manner, while he was in power (1974–1990)

Authoritarianism is a political stance generally known as about the idea of advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.^[1]

Authoritarianism Media

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Anarchist protest with sign reading "just say no to authoritarian rule"
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Honoring South Korean President Park Chung-hee in Army Parade at Armed Forces Day on 1 October 1973
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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on 25 October 2019
Democracy Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit, 2024. Blue countries are democratic, yellow are hybrid regimes, and brown are authoritarian governments.
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V-Dem Democracy Indices for 2024 with blue more democratic and brown more authoritarian
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Benito Mussolini, the founder of Italian fascism, called his regime the "Totalitarian State": "Everything in the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State."
Kim Il Sung, founder of North Korea, established an authoritarian regime which was modeled after other totalitarian countries.

References

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- Osborne, Danny; Costello, Thomas H.; Duckitt, John; Sibley, Chris G. (March 3, 2023). "The psychological causes and societal consequences of authoritarianism". Nature Reviews Psychology. 2: 220–232. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- Silver, Laura; Fetterolf, Janell (February 28, 2024). "Who likes authoritarianism, and how do they want to change their government?". Pew Research Center. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- "Authoritarianism, explained". Protect Democracy. August 12, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- "Authoritarianism | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts". Britannica. November 22, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- "Authoritarianism: How You Know It When You See It". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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[1] 
Osborne, Danny; Costello, Thomas H.; Duckitt, John; Sibley, Chris G. (March 3, 2023). "The psychological causes and societal consequences of authoritarianism". Nature Reviews Psychology. 2: 220–232. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

Silver, Laura; Fetterolf, Janell (February 28, 2024). "Who likes authoritarianism, and how do they want to change their government?". Pew Research Center. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

"Authoritarianism, explained". Protect Democracy. August 12, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

"Authoritarianism | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts". Britannica. November 22, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

"Authoritarianism: How You Know It When You See It". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[2] Osborne, Danny; Costello, Thomas H.; Duckitt, John; Sibley, Chris G. (March 3, 2023). "The psychological causes and societal consequences of authoritarianism". Nature Reviews Psychology. 2: 220–232. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[3] Silver, Laura; Fetterolf, Janell (February 28, 2024). "Who likes authoritarianism, and how do they want to change their government?". Pew Research Center. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[4] "Authoritarianism, explained". Protect Democracy. August 12, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[5] "Authoritarianism | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts". Britannica. November 22, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[6] "Authoritarianism: How You Know It When You See It". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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