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CMV: authoritarianism is unhealthy

I've been researching political structures for years now and I generally find the concept of state intervention (in anything, economy, lives of people) to be generally unhealthy in society. 

A lot of authoritarian states are unhealthy socially (China, USSR, Russian Empire, etc.), but at the same time the people of the German Empire were satisfied and content, and the people of the Third Reich approved very much of their Chancellor (I don't support nor approve of anything relating to him, but it's an example).

I personally oppose the idea due to the fact that too strong of a state seems to have too much opportunity to intervene in the liberties people enjoy and can oftentimes get wrapped up in eliminating things about society it doesn't like rather than trying to better the economy, improve education, or build infrastructure. It also has the opportunity to polarize views due to the fact that more authoritarian states are going to be passing more laws than limited ones (which I see as an issue in of itself).

I'm interested to hear what you guys have to say on the topic.
gpt
Authoritarianism seems to be more widespread in business than in government. In Busnesses, CEOs tend to take autocratic control. Board of directors are supposedly elected by stockholders but most stockholders don't vote, and often the CEO owns so much stock that the board of directors and other stock holders have no power. But even when boards are elected by stockholders, representation tends toward oligarchy. Only people with money, are able to purchase stock.

And when they do vote it will be in the interest of higher dividends and stock value, not in the interest of the public good. Government regulation is essential to countering business autocracy. Such intervention is healthy and when it's functioning properly it protects rather than restricts freedom. Because a government unlike a CEO is elected by and answerable to the people.