Yes. That's what I'm getting at. The word "authority" carries the idea of moral or rightful obligation to obey. The decades-long conflation of authority with tyranny is to produce a generation of people who either feel morally obligated to obey tyrants or to fall into the trap of believing that force alone generates rightful authority.
Yes. That's what I'm getting at. The word "authority" carries the idea of moral or rightful obligation to obey. The decades-long conflation of authority with tyranny is to produce a generation of people who either feel morally obligated to obey tyrants or to fall into the trap of believing that force alone generates rightful authority.
Words have been coopted by the tyrants. I often struggle writing because words have multiple meanings. To make my point now requires writing a lot of words so the reader can understand the point. The paradox is writing too much prevents the people from reading it.
Words have been coopted by the tyrants. I often struggle writing because words have multiple meanings. To make my point now requires writing a lot of words so the reader can understand the point. The paradox is writing too much prevents the people from reading it.
It should have simplified it by putting "just authority" in the title. But I have a hard time conceding the intentional shift in definitions.
It should have simplified it by putting "just authority" in the title. But I have a hard time conceding the intentional shift in definitions.
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