Opposition to authoritarianism. Beliefs include no absolute faith in authority; appealing to reason, logic and evidence; equality before the law and civil liberties, and rejection of appealing to authority to prove an argument as a logical fallacy. Anti-authoritarianism has been associated with the counterculture movement and sub-cultures such as punks (and offshoots such as cyberpunk and unicorn punk), beatniks, and hippies; and the bohemian movement.
The accession to power of notoriously unpopular populist politicians such as Hitler and Donald Trump has been a spur for anti-authoritarianism.
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Get the anti-authoritarianism mug.Self-arrogated power, most often used for its own sake. Authority gained for the specific purpose of abusing it. As noted elsewhere, coined and used most often by Eric Cartman, whom no sane adult or child would put in charge of even the most frivolous thing (see "authoritah").
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A phrase that is meant to be said when you are having second thoughts about performing an illegal or prohibitted act.
by Bubnasty January 28, 2008
Get the fuck authority mug.A position of power over people. Most people critize authority until they eventially come into power. Then they complain when they are critized. Hypocrites.
by Achluo May 26, 2004
Get the authority mug.a bad group of pre-teens from the suburbs of massachussets who make crappy versions of songs. the only reason they got a record deal is because one of the girls has a father who owns a record company. there music sucks and no one likes it. all the girls are thin, white, rich, and bitchy. the only people who like them are 8year olds or people who are friends with people who are in the group. threre are nine girls, aged 8-14 who all have gay names like---
country girl, boho girl, glamour girl, fashion girl, preppy girl, urban girl, party girl, all-star girl and rock n' roll girl.
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country girl, boho girl, glamour girl, fashion girl, preppy girl, urban girl, party girl, all-star girl and rock n' roll girl.
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by *.*.*.*.**** May 30, 2006
Get the girl authority mug.When the media or other gatekeepers of acceptable discourse want to discredit an idea or an individual, without themselves making any negative or critical comments directly, they find a morally detestable character to endorse the person or idea, thus manufacturing guilt by association with a person they would otherwise never consult, or give credence to their opinion. That poisonous proxy is known as an "Authoritative Duke", after David Duke, a man who would never be part of a mainstream political discussion except to be a tool to ritually contaminate an enemy of the media. David Duke, being quite powerless on his own, is a willing participant in the charade, because it conveys a false sense of authority on him whereas otherwise he is an untouchable.
"The new outrage is ready for us to amplify, but I'm afraid most people won't be outraged. If we reporters speak out against it, then it will show our bias too strongly. We need an Authoritative Duke so people know what side of the issue good people are supposed to be on," opined Reporter One.
"So, call Richard Spencer back on?" queried Reporter Two.
"Yes, exactly, he'll be thrilled," resolved Reporter One.
"So, call Richard Spencer back on?" queried Reporter Two.
"Yes, exactly, he'll be thrilled," resolved Reporter One.
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Get the Authoritative Duke mug.These federalist cucks want to get bent over by daddy FBI and dommed like nobody's business. They are the antithesis to Twitter Blue Hairs, hate minorities, women, and flag-burners.
Low levels frequent internet junctions such as /pol and r/politicalcompassmemes, surviving off Doritos and mountain dew. But some, more powerful types, can blend into society and masquerade among other normal human beings...
Low levels frequent internet junctions such as /pol and r/politicalcompassmemes, surviving off Doritos and mountain dew. But some, more powerful types, can blend into society and masquerade among other normal human beings...
Libtard: Man I can't fucking stand Staten Island. It and all the fat pigs who live there should sink into the sea
Tankie: Yeah, that fake borough is full of authoritardians.
Tankie: Yeah, that fake borough is full of authoritardians.
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