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US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran | South Dakota
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this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023
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The uniforms, standing in lines, getting yelled at,, yes sir no sir, saluting superiors, following orders.
That's the authoritarian state of mind. A lot of people find comfort in being told what to do. The military molds recruits to respect and follow authority.
Have you been in the military? You are describing boot camp and movies, from my experience in the Navy. Maybe it's different in other branches but I suspect not.
Also, none of that has anything to do with authoritarianism.
Well I guess you don't know what the word authoritarian means because the military is an authoritarian institution by definition and in practice.
This is the part where you define what you think authoritarianism is, and how that equates to using titles and wearing uniforms.
Nah I'm not your daddy or your teacher. I did my time.
This makes no sense, unless you know that you're wrong.
We have to agree on the definitions of words to have a meaningful discussion. You clearly are working with some definition of "authoritarianism" that also includes wearing uniforms and saying sir. Before we can continue on, I need to at least know what you mean when you say ""authoritarianism".
The only reason I can see why you'd refuse to give me this information that only you can give me is because you realize that your definition is not accurate.
So that is what I'm going to assume, for now.
Authoritarian was the word I used.
Yes, and what do you mean when you say that?