Authoritarianism Archives https://thisbritslife.com/tag/authoritarianism/ Travel, Expat Life, and Politics for Independent Women Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:57:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://thisbritslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/this-brits-life-blog-favicon-75x75.jpgAuthoritarianism Archiveshttps://thisbritslife.com/tag/authoritarianism/ 32 32 Why Authoritarianism Is So Dangerous: History’s Deadly Patternhttps://thisbritslife.com/why-authoritarianism-is-dangerous/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:19:15 +0000 https://thisbritslife.com/?p=74229History makes one truth painfully clear; authoritarianism always ends in violence. Across continents and centuries, from Europe to Asia, Africa to the Middle East, dictatorships, fascist movements, and extremist ideologies have left behind wars, genocides, and generations of trauma. As Senator John McCain once said: “Authoritarianism is the refuge of those who cannot win in the marketplace of...

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]]> The Information War: Lies, Algorithms, and How Disinformation Undermines Democracyhttps://thisbritslife.com/information-war-disinformation-democracy/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:04:57 +0000 https://thisbritslife.com/?p=75220Authoritarian movements can’t survive without lies. They depend on disinformation, controlled narratives, and the erosion of public trust in facts. They also need the people fighting amongst themselves, seeing others as enemies – typically minorities like LGBTQ or immigrants. The goal is to get everyone bought into narratives that everything bad happening is their neighbours...

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]]> What Is Authoritarianism? Why It’s Happening In America Nowhttps://thisbritslife.com/what-is-authoritarianism/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:51:36 +0000 https://thisbritslife.com/?p=72716We tend to think about authoritarians as the familiar distant figures from history books — Infamous dictators like Hitler or Mussolini. In the Western World, we assume authoritarianism only happens elsewhere.  But in 2025, that illusion is collapsing. Modern authoritarian rule doesn’t arrive with tanks in the street or a sudden military coup like we see...

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