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← Authoritarianism is a system centred on corruption and plunder, with state capture as the means.

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 1 Jul 2020 to 26 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Authoritarianism is a system centred on corruption and plunder, with state capture as the means. Authoritarianism is a system centred oncorruption and plunder, with state captureas the means. Last stated a week ago 26 Oct 2026 RB Ruth Ben-Ghiat — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Authoritarianism can be defined as any deference to authority given or taken without the enthusiastic informed consent of everyone involved. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarianism can be defined asany deference to authority given ortaken without the enthusiasticinformed consent of everyoneinvolved. Last stated 6 years ago 7 Oct 2020 ZS Zed Shaw — holds since 2020-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Authoritarianism strips rights from the many and gives the few licence to exploit. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarianism strips rights fromthe many and gives the few licenceto exploit. Last stated a week ago 26 Oct 2026 RB Ruth Ben-Ghiat — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Resisting authoritarianism today means undoing the systems of corruption and exploitation that sustain it. — tap to centre the map on it Resisting authoritarianism todaymeans undoing the systems ofcorruption and exploitation thatsustain it. Last stated a week ago 26 Oct 2026 RB Ruth Ben-Ghiat — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Authoritarianism is deeply embedded in software development, affecting even anti-authoritarian individuals. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarianism is deeply embeddedin software development, affectingeven anti-authoritarian individuals. Last stated 6 years ago 7 Oct 2020 ZS Zed Shaw — holds since 2020-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Saying "the system is rigged" without evidence is a perverse worldview that licenses lying and cheating. — tap to centre the map on it Saying "the system is rigged"without evidence is a perverseworldview that licenses lying andcheating. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jul 2026 BS Ben Shapiro — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Authoritarian order is more natural to human societies than democracy, and may prove more durable over time. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarian order is more naturalto human societies than democracy,and may prove more durable overtime. Last stated 8 months ago 1 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A political system that allows a benevolent dictatorship also puts you at much greater risk of a malevolent one. — tap to centre the map on it A political system that allows abenevolent dictatorship also putsyou at much greater risk of amalevolent one. Last stated 6 years ago 1 Jul 2020 AA Amanda Askell — holds since 2020-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Authoritarian states keep ending up with the leader seizing control of scientific inquiry. — tap to centre the map on it Authoritarian states keep ending upwith the leader seizing control ofscientific inquiry. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 CR Catherine Rampell — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A consistent liberal is not an anarchist — tap to centre the map on it A consistent liberal is not ananarchist MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Authoritarianism is a system centred on corruption and plunder, with state capture as the means. Last stated 26 Oct 2026 · a week ago Holds Ruth Ben-Ghiat Read this korrent →