Editing Authoritarianism

{{Mature}}[[File:Hitler saluting the SA.png|thumb|[[Nazi Germany]] under [[Adolf Hitler]] is a textbook example of authoritarianism in action.]]
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'''Authoritarianism''' is the belief which supports that the rulers should have unrestricted power. "Authoritarianism" is a derogatory term, umbrella term and controversial term.

== Authoritarianism government ==
Authoritarianism government has frequently taken manipulative and restrictive actions such as [[censorship]] and [[propaganda]]. Authoritarianism government has high intolerance to criticism of promoted narrative and policies while denying, deflecting and discrediting such comments.

== Criticism ==
There are notable criticisms of the usage of "authoritarianism". 

In certain "authoritarianism countries", "authoritarianism" is criticized to be the negative label against their political system while arguing that the label discredits labeled target's attempts to defense.

"Cultural difference" is a notable defense of authoritarianism. It suggests that authoritarianism is supported by certain culture and therefore should be respected. Asian countries holds such view.

== Examples ==

==== People ====

* [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]]
*[[Adolf Hitler]]
* [[Alexander Lukashenko]]
* [[Aleksandar Vučić]]
* [[Ali Khamenei]]
* [[Andrew Johnson]]
* [[Augusto Pinochet]]
* [[Benito Mussolini]]
* [[Bidzina Ivanishvili]]
* [[Chiang Kai-shek]]
*[[Denis Sassou Nguesso]]
*[[Donald Trump]]
*[[Emomali Rahmon]]
*[[Joseph Stalin]]
* [[Mao Zedong]]
* [[Min Aung Hlaing]]
* [[Mobutu Sese Seko]]
*[[Narendra Modi]]
*[[Paul Kagame]]
* [[Prayut Chan-o-cha]]
* [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]
* [[Rodrigo Duterte]]
* [[Ruhollah Khomeini]]
*[[Saddam Hussein]] 
* [[Siad Barre]]
*[[Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo]]
* [[Vladimir Putin]]
* [[Viktor Orbán]]
* [[Woodrow Wilson]]
* [[Yoweri Museveni]]

==== Political Parties ====

* [[Communist Party of China]]
* [[Communist Party of Cuba]]
* [[Communist Party of Vietnam]]
* [[Nazi Party]]
* [[Kuomintang]]
* [[MPLA]]
* [[Taliban]]
* [[United Russia]]

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[[Category:Lawful Evil]]
[[Category:Grey Zone]]
[[Category:Control Freaks]]
[[Category:Oppressors]]
[[Category:Power Hungry]]
[[Category:Social Darwinist]]
[[Category:Totalitarians]]
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[[Category:Tyrants]]