Word: authoritarianism
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...invocation was first of all a prayer for the soul of the bloodied corpse before him: the earthly remains of the country's most famous and charismatic opponent-in-exile of the authoritarian rule of visibly ailing President Ferdinand Marcos, 65. Long regarded as Marcos' presidential successor before the country's strongman declared martial law in 1972, Aquino spent 7½A years in Philippine jails on charges of murder, illegal possession of firearms and subversion, and three more years of exile in the U.S. Ignoring innumerable threats and an official death sentence against him, Aquino returned...
...year-old regime of President Ferdinand Marcos seemed vulnerable. Many in Manila have believed for some time that Marcos, 65, is chronically ill-a kidney ailment and lupus erythematosus are the most common rumors-and a peaceful succession is by no means certain. Marcos' authoritarian rule, coupled with a deepening economic crisis, has fostered widespread apathy and cynicism, and driven many young Filipinos into the country's small but increasingly troublesome Communist movement. That has weakened the nonviolent center and raised the chances of a post-Marcos military takeover. To many analysts, Aquino was the only opposition figure...
...longevity in office. If he had pulled off the economic miracle, he could have gone down as one of the great Presidents. Unfortunately, he had no notion of the economic pitfalls, and he overborrowed and relied too much on technocrats. He was never an economist. You can be authoritarian in Asia, provided there is an economic tradeoff...
...main points is the marked resemblance between the culture of the 14th century and our own. The terrifying apocalyptic visions of religions, the authoritarian role of the church and the threat which science presented to the medieval way of life, bring to mind our own over stimulating media and the destructive threat of modern science. Eco offers no dogmatic answers; he only advocates the sort of skeptical questioning which William of Baskerville uses to tackle the mysterious murders that plague the monastery...
...Belaúnde well knows, the most likely threat to Peru's fledgling democracy is actually from the right. In Lima's coffee houses, talk often turns to fears that the Sendero attacks will strengthen the hand of military hard-liners who would prefer a more authoritarian government. There have even been rumors of a military coup similar to the one that deposed Belaúnde in his first term as democratically elected President...