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'''Authoritarianism''' is an [[ideology]] which promotes [[defer]]ence relations to create a stable [[command hierarchy]] at all costs. It is most often associated with ants, bees, or human [[militarism]] and [[fascism]]. | '''Authoritarianism''' is an [[ideology]] which promotes [[defer]]ence relations to create a stable [[command hierarchy]] at all costs. It is most often associated with ants, bees, or human [[militarism]] and [[fascism]]. | ||
One symptom of this view is that it creates [[alleged faction]]s or claims of [[conspiracy]] and combines these into complex [[alleged and collective identity]] claims, e.g. [[w:Stalin]] was known to do this just prior to purges. | |||
In [[large public wiki]]s this ideology becomes the [[wiki ideology]] of [[sysop vandalism]], in which the futility of the [[wiki mission]] and the absolute domination of a controlling [[clique]] over that mission becomes obvious, even [[Wikipedia violates GFDL|in clear violation of license terms]]. | In [[large public wiki]]s this ideology becomes the [[wiki ideology]] of [[sysop vandalism]], in which the futility of the [[wiki mission]] and the absolute domination of a controlling [[clique]] over that mission becomes obvious, even [[Wikipedia violates GFDL|in clear violation of license terms]]. | ||
See [[anti-authoritarianism in practice]] for ways this ideology is resisted. | See [[anti-authoritarianism in practice]] for ways this ideology is resisted. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:00, 9 September 2004
Authoritarianism is an ideology which promotes deference relations to create a stable command hierarchy at all costs. It is most often associated with ants, bees, or human militarism and fascism.
One symptom of this view is that it creates alleged factions or claims of conspiracy and combines these into complex alleged and collective identity claims, e.g. w:Stalin was known to do this just prior to purges.
In large public wikis this ideology becomes the wiki ideology of sysop vandalism, in which the futility of the wiki mission and the absolute domination of a controlling clique over that mission becomes obvious, even in clear violation of license terms.
See anti-authoritarianism in practice for ways this ideology is resisted.