[new draft post] State capacity and authoritarianism https://drafts.interfluidity.com/2024/06/15/state-capacity-and-authoritarianism/index.html
Confused me at first because I see authoritarianism as the opposite of libertarianism whereas you seemed to mean it as the opposite of democracy.
@Hyolobrika libertarianism absent democratic guardrails is very consistent with authoritarianism. the only state coercion you need is property rights enforcement to have authoritarianism under a plutocratic wealth distribution. everybody's free speech is harmless when all the distribution channels censor themselves in plutocratic interests. there are no demonstrations because the owner of the square doesn't permit them, though of course you have the "right" to demonstrate on your own property.
Generally, when I talk about libertarianism, I'm talking about civil libertarianism, not economic libertarianism.
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