• uis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No. Authoritarism implies depoliticization of society and promises like “we won’t touch you, you won’t touch us”, while totalitarism implies very politicized society. Both are dictatorships, but they work differently.

    Not saying that one dictator is better than the other.

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      1 year ago

      This is not the first time a Russian fails to comprehend Russian language.

      The claim you’re making is a description of “informational autocracy”, which Shulman claims modern Russia were.

      No idea what she claims now, when Russia has clearly moved past using just information to control its population since February 2022.