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To: Lane3 who wrote (198839)4/14/2021 11:57:36 AM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 361807
 
>> You seem to have missed that centralized command and control is essential to authoritarianism, otherwise the form of government is something else.

I didn't miss it. Simply making the point that a structure need not be impeccable. The essential need is that it not attract the ire of anyone who will act against the authoritarian leader. In many places, authoritarian leadership evolves from 'hanging by a thread', over a period of time.


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