Saturday, January 27, 2018

Four Key Indicators of Authoritarian Behavior

1. Rejection or lack of commitment to democratic rules of the game.

2.  Denial of legitimacy of political opponents.

3.  Toleration or encouragement of violence.

4.  Readiness or willingness to curtail civil liberties of opponents including media.

From "How Democracies Die" by Levitsky and Ziblatt


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