Hitler's government qualifies as "authoritarian" in the same way that FDR's government does. It can describe Starmer's UK. Or Sheinbaum's Mexico. It can be applied as easily to Lai Ching-te's Taiwan as Xi's China. It's a nothingburger of a word, mostly implying you don't like the policies of the person in charge.

[–] mitram2@lemmy.pt 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I agree with your view.

Words are commonly misused but they still have meanings. In a society where the will of the majority is ignored in favour of the will of the few I think most people would agree it's an authoritarian society, it's usually not that black and white but every society is closer or further from authoritarian

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

In a society where the will of the majority is ignored in favour of the will of the few I think most people would agree it’s an authoritarian society

Sure. But then the reverse is true, as well. Libertarians call it "mob rule"