au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism /əˌTHôrəˈterēəˌnizəm/ noun: the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom. "he warned against the intrusion of authoritarianism in various countries" lack of concern for the wishes or opinions of others. "in his authoritarianism he has displayed disrespect for the culture he works in"

Literally no part of the definition of authoritarianism matches your assertion. Admittedly "lack of concern for the wishes or opinions of others" frequently manifests as separate sets of rights, but it isn't by any means necessary.

[–] alphanerd4 -5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That is the definition of individual authoritarianism not institutional authoritarianism. Basically just the first half of the definition. Whereas the aspect I focus on is exactly what you were getting to at the end there. That general definition is from The Authoritarian Personality and is not accepted as definitive in any academic studies of authoritarianism in governance. So I suppose what I am doing here is operating off of an academic definition that is not nearly as commonly used as I was assuming. Tho -side note- it is quite interesting to think about how this public?definition has been used to make the argument that the entire moral and psychological basis of conservatism as a whole, is individual authoritarianism.