The Anatomy of “Othering”:

How Authoritarians Build Permission for Violence

How Authoritarians Built Permission for Violence

All autocratic regimes need enemies. Authoritarian invent them to seize power.

If there’s one universal truth in the history of authoritarianism, it’s this: violence doesn’t begin with bullets—it begins with words. It begins with a process. A framework. A campaign to paint certain people as dangerous, alien…