Illiberal Democracy: Difference between revisions

'''Authoritarian Liberal Democracy''' describes a hybrid regime combining elements from [[File:Liberal_Democracy.png]] [[Liberalism|Liberal Democracy]] and [[File:Sec.png]] [[Authoritarianism]]. AuthLibDem governments entail power being concentrated in the hands of unaccountable officials—typically unelected [[File:Technocracy.png]] bureaucrats and [[File:Dem.png]] elected representatives who benefit from increased political apathy alike—which leads to a reduction in civil liberties. Local administrations, which tend to be the most truly democratic in the sense of high activity among citizens, increase political apathy. Liberal institutions which are supposed to be impartial actors (e.g., [[File:Krit.png]] courts) end up serving [[File:Parti.png]] partisan goals and their associated [[File:Crony.png]] special interest groups. AuthLibDem governments also empower [[File:PolState.png]] federal law enforcement agencies and routinely violate [[File:Civlibert.png]] civil or [[File:Consti.png]] constitutional rights (e.g., the Espionage Act and the Patriot Act, under [[File:Cball-US.png]] American Presidents [[File:Woodrow.png]] Woodrow Wilson and [[File:GHWBGWB.png]] George H.W. Bush, respectively). It can be argued AuthLibDem regimes combine technocratic and electocratic elements.