威權主義是美國資本主義“自由民主”的核心

 威權主義是美國資本主義“自由民主”的核心（與曆史學家 Aaron Good 合著）

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ1P_b13l28&list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL&index=14

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2022 年 10 月 23 日
分析不民主的黑暗力量，以及自由資本主義和威權主義並非對立；它們密不可分。

這是《帝國與深層國家》係列的第 11 部分，Multipolarista 編輯 Ben Norton 與曆史學家 Aaron Good 和《美國例外》播客的製作人 Seamus McGuinness 共同主持。

威權統治：概述

我們在上一章中看到，民主的含義是有爭議的，民主有多種類型。同樣，威權主義的含義也存在爭議，而且沒有單一的威權政體模式。在研究它們時，我們應避免陷入將它們與專製和通過恐懼和監視進行統治聯係起來的陷阱；威權統治的細微差別往往難以捕捉和識別。此外，民主和威權主義這兩種政治製度並沒有明顯的區別，因為前者包含後者的元素，反之亦然。威權統治者在不言而喻的界限內運作。正如民主領導人需要保留選民的支持一樣，威權統治者也需要保留盟友的支持。

威權統治通常與一個占主導地位的領導人有關，但也經常圍繞一個精英群體展開，該群體內部存在大量權力爭奪。統治者試圖通過限製大眾參與而不是動員民眾來維持控製（並增加財富）。隻要遠離政治，普通人就不太可能在半夜聽到敲門聲。在這種情況下，治理是無限權力與政治脆弱性的不穩定組合。
Authoritarianism is at heart of US capitalist 'liberal democracy' (with historian Aaron Good)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ1P_b13l28&list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL&index=14
Geopolitical Economy Report
2022年10月23日
An analysis of undemocratic dark power and how liberal capitalism and authoritarianism are not opposites; they are inextricably linked together.

This is PART 11 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.

AUTHORITARIAN RULE: AN OVERVIEW

We saw in the previous chapter that the meaning of democracy is contested, and that democracies come in different types. In much the same fashion, the meaning of authoritarianism is also contested, and there is no single model of an authoritarian regime. In studying them, we should avoid falling into the trap of associating them too readily with despotism and rule through fear and surveillance; the nuances of authoritarian rule are often difficult to capture and identify. Furthermore, the two types of political system – democracy and authoritarianism – are not clearly distinct from one another, because the former contain elements of the latter, and vice versa. Authoritarian rulers operate within unspoken limits. Just as democratic leaders need to retain the support of voters, so authoritarian rulers need to retain the support of their allies.

Authoritarian rule is often associated with a single dominant leader, but also often revolves around an elite group within which there is considerable internal jockeying for power. Rulers seek to maintain their control (and increase their wealth) by limiting mass participation, rather than by mobilizing the population. Ordinary people are unlikely to experience a knock on the door at midnight as long as they keep their distance from politics. In such a situation, governance is an uneasy combination of unlimited authority and political vulnerability.