authoritarian
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They even cited, “Under his eye,” a greeting phrase used by the people of Gilead in “The Handmaid’s Tale” referring to both the authoritarian and ever-watchful eye of that novel’s leadership.
From Salon
“It also ignores the resilience of entrenched authoritarian systems like the Islamic Republic.”
This is history as an authoritarian exercise in narcissism.
From Salon
At military parades of authoritarian regimes, it’s not often a girl takes center stage.
“Defiance” offers a prism on Syria’s authoritarian society before the 2011 uprising and subsequent civil war, and vivid snapshots of the devastation that the war unleashed.
From Los Angeles Times
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