
Authoritarianism is at heart of US capitalist 'liberal democracy' (with historian Aaron Good)
Geopolitical Economy Report
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The Relationship Between Liberalism and Dark Power
"Dark power" is the idea that authoritarian regimes can be more powerful than democratic ones. The United States has been seen as a model for democracy and dark power practitioners use this to their advantage, writes Erin O'Brien. "I'm going to go a little further than i did in the in the book here," she adds. 'For the first time in human history almost all of humanity is politically activated,' says o'Brien. "[It's] generating a surge in the quest for cultural respect and economic opportunity in the world'"
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