Why are so many convinced that authoritarianism is "freedom"?

[Anonymous]

It's kind of like inventors that work at corporations. Inventors believe very strongly in creativity, but in practice perform very little if any individual creativity. However, often times new large-scale inventions lead to new individual opportunities for creativity. Invent a computer, that can then be used as a basis for many smaller scale inventions. I think that is how they go about rationalizing the process. I think a similar thing goes on mentally in those who support liberty in high level positions. Say in fighting oppression by giving up one's individuality it will then lead to greater individual freedoms. Kind of like the Union soldiers (Republicans ) fighting to stop slavery (Democrats ).

Just a hypothesis.

[Anonymous]

Worth reading

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/trumpism-maga-populism-power-pursuit/682116/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They failed history. They don’t read. And they’ve been marinating their brains in fake news and foreign propaganda online.

+1 Who knew that “don’t tread on me” Virginians actually meant “don’t tread on me TOO LIGHTLY.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't tread on ME is not about freedom. What makes you so special?

Please enlighten us….what does don’t tread on me mean to MAGA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They failed history. They don’t read. And they’ve been marinating their brains in fake news and foreign propaganda online.

+1 Who knew that “don’t tread on me” Virginians actually meant “don’t tread on me TOO LIGHTLY.”

Haha. Yeah, apparently it means steal all my data from the government and create a dystopian surveillance society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They think freedom means white men are at the top of society instead of freedom meaning everyone gets to try to be at the top of society.

Ding Ding Ding...winner winner chicken dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You want to highlight BLM as some kind of righteous movement? The organization itself was run by a couple of huge grifters. Yeah let's get rid of police and just have....riots? The movement didn't accomplish anything useful.

Please don't confuse the organization with the movement, which basically means Cops don't have a right to shoot people of color in the back and get away with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't tread on ME is not about freedom. What makes you so special?

Please enlighten us….what does don’t tread on me mean to MAGA?

The right to treat others like crap without repercussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every Trumper/MAGA/Q person says they want to "restore freedom." Why are so many convinced that their authoritarian policies of firing scientists, targeting universities, banning critical race theory, deporting people without any due process, arresting judges etc. are about "freedom"?

Also when was the country actually free and when did cease to be free, in their view?

If you are of the mindset that the long march has captured institutions and that the uniparty is listening to donors rather than voters, then they believe an authoritarian strongman as the only way to regain freedoms lost.

That is the appeal of populism.l, be it rightwing or leftwing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every Trumper/MAGA/Q person says they want to "restore freedom." Why are so many convinced that their authoritarian policies of firing scientists, targeting universities, banning critical race theory, deporting people without any due process, arresting judges etc. are about "freedom"?

Also when was the country actually free and when did cease to be free, in their view?

I remember being told we couldn’t be in public spaces unless we gave into authoritarian control and took a shot that didn’t stop infection or transmission of a disease.

You mean that type of “freedom”?

You remember wrong.

Funny how there's search archives

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every Trumper/MAGA/Q person says they want to "restore freedom." Why are so many convinced that their authoritarian policies of firing scientists, targeting universities, banning critical race theory, deporting people without any due process, arresting judges etc. are about "freedom"?

Also when was the country actually free and when did cease to be free, in their view?

If you are of the mindset that the long march has captured institutions and that the uniparty is listening to donors rather than voters, then they believe an authoritarian strongman as the only way to regain freedoms lost.

That is the appeal of populism.l, be it rightwing or leftwing.

Qanon strikes again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every Trumper/MAGA/Q person says they want to "restore freedom." Why are so many convinced that their authoritarian policies of firing scientists, targeting universities, banning critical race theory, deporting people without any due process, arresting judges etc. are about "freedom"?

Also when was the country actually free and when did cease to be free, in their view?

I remember being told we couldn’t be in public spaces unless we gave into authoritarian control and took a shot that didn’t stop infection or transmission of a disease.

You mean that type of “freedom”?

You remember wrong.

Funny how there's search archives

Please show where there is evidence that you couldn't be in ANY public spaces. That is a total lie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every Trumper/MAGA/Q person says they want to "restore freedom." Why are so many convinced that their authoritarian policies of firing scientists, targeting universities, banning critical race theory, deporting people without any due process, arresting judges etc. are about "freedom"?

Also when was the country actually free and when did cease to be free, in their view?

If you are of the mindset that the long march has captured institutions and that the uniparty is listening to donors rather than voters, then they believe an authoritarian strongman as the only way to regain freedoms lost.

That is the appeal of populism.l, be it rightwing or leftwing.

Qanon strikes again.

Go look at the overlap in funding for both parties

See how trumps agenda by and large never makes it through Congress

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every Trumper/MAGA/Q person says they want to "restore freedom." Why are so many convinced that their authoritarian policies of firing scientists, targeting universities, banning critical race theory, deporting people without any due process, arresting judges etc. are about "freedom"?

Also when was the country actually free and when did cease to be free, in their view?

I remember being told we couldn’t be in public spaces unless we gave into authoritarian control and took a shot that didn’t stop infection or transmission of a disease.

You mean that type of “freedom”?

You remember wrong.

Funny how there's search archives

Please show where there is evidence that you couldn't be in ANY public spaces. That is a total lie.

Sas that what was claimed?

Any does appear in the previous statement.

Reading is fundamental!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every Trumper/MAGA/Q person says they want to "restore freedom." Why are so many convinced that their authoritarian policies of firing scientists, targeting universities, banning critical race theory, deporting people without any due process, arresting judges etc. are about "freedom"?

Also when was the country actually free and when did cease to be free, in their view?

I remember being told we couldn’t be in public spaces unless we gave into authoritarian control and took a shot that didn’t stop infection or transmission of a disease.

You mean that type of “freedom”?

Nice manipulation of the facts.

But let's pretend that was a sign of authoritarian control. How does your once in a century, dealing with a pandemic, caution compare to sending people to human rights violating maximum security prisons in another country?