Word: authoritarianism
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...newspaper ads or word of mouth, meet with a developer, architect, banks and other financing agencies before ground is broken to come up with a project to fit the personality of the group. They get to know one another through regular meetings as the project develops. Impatient or authoritarian types tend to drop out because it takes about two years to complete a project and all decisions and rules for the community are by consensus. New members can jump in at any time, even after the project is built, but must pledge to abide by the agreed-upon bylaws...
...typically not asked on surveys," said researcher Dr. Byron Johnson, professor of sociology and co-director of the ISR, when the results were released last month. ISR researchers also organized their data according to brand-new categories, dividing American religion into four ways that we can view God - Authoritarian, Benevolent, Critical and Distant...
...have to convince other people to focus on particular problems, to reach a consensus,” he said. “You can’t do that if you have a peremptory authoritarian style...
...were jailed for 25 years for fighting the KMT's authoritarian rule. How would you compare the current struggle with your earlier one? Before, it was very dangerous to protest; you could get caught and be executed. We struggled for democracy and human rights, and we achieved those goals. Now we face a corrupt and inept government. People are protesting for a clean leader and government...
...sticks to his ideals and to righteousness. I hope my tombstone says: ONE WHO SACRIFICED. I sacrificed my life for the people, for Taiwan, for democracy, human rights, and to protect peace across the Taiwan Strait. Today, textbooks say I was the soul of the opposition movement [during the authoritarian era]. How they see me in the future, that's up to them ... [But] I don't want to be President...