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[โ€“] zeezee@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So you consider a state censoring all it's citizens from discussing certain words and topics to not be authoritarian?

[โ€“] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

I stated that all states are "authoritarian," all are methods by which one class exerts authority over another. The only way out of "authoritarianism" is to fully collectivize production, eliminating class distinctions. Until then, it's better for capitalists to be under the thumb of the workers, rather than the inverse. Like I said, it's a largely meaningless term.