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Authoritarian governments always start with a wedge issue.
They pick on something controversial, stir up fear, exasperation, and they then use that to prise open your rights, and to change the law.
My words for OpenDemocracy: www.opendemocracy.net/en/conservat...
They pick on something controversial, stir up fear, exasperation, and they then use that to prise open your rights, and to change the law.
My words for OpenDemocracy: www.opendemocracy.net/en/conservat...
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May 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Authoritarian governments always start with a wedge issue.
They pick on something controversial, stir up fear, exasperation, and they then use that to prise open your rights, and to change the law.
My words for OpenDemocracy: www.opendemocracy.net/en/conservat...
They pick on something controversial, stir up fear, exasperation, and they then use that to prise open your rights, and to change the law.
My words for OpenDemocracy: www.opendemocracy.net/en/conservat...