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The US is a world leader in authoritarianism
If the situation for citizens of the West’s most powerful nation was not bad enough, consider what this global bully does to maintain its interests across the planet, writes ROGER McKENZIE
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ROGER McKENZIE asks whether the US’s shift to targeting everyone at once will instil greater co-operation among rising powers
FAR from being “the land of the free,” I believe the US is the most authoritarian country in the world. It is also the world’s biggest exporter of authoritarianism.
To be fair to the US, it has beaten off some pretty stiff competition for the title, but I do think it is well deserved.
I can already hear the shrill liberal voices pointing the finger at other parts of the globe from a mostly anti-communist or Islamophobic standpoint, but their voices will likely always be aimed at countries that dare to challenge the global dominance of the US.
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