Left - Right : Epiphany

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Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I should add Fash, that you are operating under a premise of democratic control or r-selected control, which would not be authoritarian because r-selection is inherently libertarian. An authoritarian government would be tasked with the work that nature was prevented from doing.

I have generally been assuming we're discussing democratic governments in this thread, yes. Believe I said so earlier in the thread. A democratic government can absolutely be authoritarian though (think tyranny of the majority). Also, authoritarian governments aren't somehow unnatural, nor would I say r-selection is inherently libertarian. I think you're trying to collapse way too munch into authoritarian/libertarian & left/right axes (I'm certainly guilty of this too).