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    23 days ago

    Hahahaha Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro, the democratically elected prime ministers of both countries, are authoritarian figures. Average European lmfao

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      23 days ago

      Then maybe obviously I meant it as “authority”, not “dictatorship”? What people want versus what the higher ups want. Police is also authority. That word has multiple definitions my dude. Context matters.

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            23 days ago

            There is no definition of “authoritarian” as “authority” in common English language, you’re trying to redefine words. The word you mean is “authority figure” or “authoritative”.

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              https://fiveable.me/key-terms/ap-psych-revised/authoritarian-figures

              Having authority over most of the subjects means being an authoritarian figure amongst those subjects. How much of an authoritarian a leader is, is another question. When I said “authority versus people”, again, I quite clearly meant voices of people versus voices of prime ministers and presidents who probably have different dealings going on.

              The word “figure” plays a rather important role, as I never said “authoritarians”.