performative authoritarianism

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A display of authoritarian force by a government, particularly when unnecessary, as a means to convince or coerce the media and the population into believing that the government has control in matters of law and order. uncountable
    — 2020 July "Michael Arceneaux" "https://www.essence.com/op-ed/donald-trump-operation-legend/" I also have doubts that the distinction between what constitutes “performative authoritarianism” and regular authoritarianism matters to the people who have been reportedly bashed over the head, tear-gassed, and in select cases, hauled off to undisclosed locations.
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