Muslim and Arab Americans say their support was critical to Biden’s winning Michigan in 2020. Some warn they won’t back him again over his blanket support for Israel.

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    1 year ago

    Extreme religious groups are the most controlling. Authoritarianism is the defining characteristic of the right. It’s no surprise they go together.

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      From my reading of history, authoritarianism is the defining feature of the extremes of any part of the political spectrum. Why? Because the average person, almost by definition, is a moderate within the context of their own society. Once an extreme ideology takes power, it either has to use authoritarian techniques to maintain power, or it will lose power fairly quickly if the people are allowed a say. That’s true regardless of political stripe, which is why democracy is so important.