Tuesday, August 28, 2012

#4: Left Authoritarian Explained


In my understanding of left authoritarian, a leader guides followers to success through strict rules and harsh punishment. On the economic side government controls most of the economy and regulates business practices.  Authoritarian is characterized by highly centralized power that controls government completely. I'm not completely left authoritarian; I feel that the government should have some control over business regulations to keep things fair. Authoritarians believe in a higher power. There has to be a leader, or like a head of the household. Submission to authority is common among authoritarians. They think highly of punishment for crime and children who disobey their parents should be physically punished.  Authoritarians emphasize arbitrary law rather than rule of law. They base laws of individual’s discretion. Most communist would be considered hard left authoritarian. Communist governments completely control their people’s government. Communists create a classless society where all of its people are of the same wealth, no matter what your profession. Adolf Hitler was one of the very extreme authoritarian people. He instructed the population to take what he said as absolute law and any one would failed to respect his authority could get the death sentence. Hitler loved control; he was the alpha male of his society. This is just one of many extreme authoritarians. Joseph Stalin was an extreme left authoritarian. Stalin created a highly centralized control economy in the Soviet Union. Modern views of Stalin explain him as a tyrant. Authoritarian could be looked at as a bad form of government, if taken in extreme measures. I agree with most of authoritarian beliefs but not to the point of complete control. I do believe there should be a leader who guides us, and I feel we should be punished for the things we do wrong. I feel a leader can help keep order, but he should have a set of rules to follow.

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