Word: authoritarianism
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...alves, who will preside over a new military-civilian coalition government. But that was no guarantee of stability, since the young officers of the A.F.M. appear as divided as the civilians. Some officers want to pull out of Portugal's rebelling colonies completely; some want an authoritarian government while others, particularly from the navy, are left-leaning and may want to move closer to the leftist civilian parties, including the Communists, who have been busily building up their strength throughout the country. Said the aide of one ex-Minister: "The armed forces had all of the power anyway...
...without lapsing into disorder. West Germany's Willy Brandt resigned amid scandal; yet even in resigning he displayed a sense of responsibility that is itself an element of leadership. He was succeeded by fellow Social Democrat Helmut Schmidt, who may yet prove to be a better manager. Portugal's authoritarian regime was ousted with at least a chance, slim though it is, that democratic leadership may take hold...
...Fascists have been increasingly strident lately. They are generally blamed for a bomb blast at an anti-Fascist rally at Brescia three weeks ago that killed seven people. Said Social Democrat Flavio Orlandi last week: "Our economic crisis is worse than Britain's because in Britain, an authoritarian alternative does not exist. In Italy, an economic crisis on such a scale can become a crisis of the democratic system...
Dale Wasserman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest--at the New Theater just down the street--is another fine play with some similar strengths, about a Christ-figure getting himself crucified by the authoritarian Big Nurse and timid inmates of an insane asylum. I'd go with That Championship Season--it's more naturalistic and strikes even closer to home, I'd say--but maybe that's just my mood...
...Buckley of New York introduced a bill to tie tax liability and the value of Government bonds to movements in price indexes. Most significant, wholesale indexing has been a critical factor in cooling Brazil's scorching inflation rate, which was 88% a year in 1964 when the present authoritarian military government took over. In the first three months of this year, it dropped to an annual rate...