Hating the Establishment Is Not the Same as Supporting Liberty

An autocrat is someone who believes that power should be consolidated into few people or even one person. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are examples of Presidential candidates that want increased power of the state.

A new autocrat from the left or right threatens everything. A political movement fueled by bloodlust — mobilized by raw resentment and crying out for vengeance — could empower a new form of oligarchic control, resulting in a calamity that no one intended but no one can control once it has power. ("Hating the Establishment Is Not the Same as Supporting Liberty:The case for antidisestablishmentarianism". Jeffrey Tucker, 20 Jan 2016)

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[Trump] as said nothing about dismantling power. Indeed, he is on record with his desire to radically expand the power of the state. He wants surveillance, controls on the internet, religious tests for migration, war-like tariffs, industrial planning, and autocratic foreign-policy power. He’s praised police power and toyed with ideas such as internment and killings of political enemies. His entire governing philosophy boils down to arbitrary, free-wheeling authoritarianism. ("Hating the Establishment Is Not the Same as Supporting Liberty:The case for antidisestablishmentarianism". Jeffrey Tucker, 20 Jan 2016)

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A movement toward a lasting liberty has to think long term, and not find itself buffeted by the winds of politics that promise overnight results. The goal should be the tearing down of power itself and its replacement by simple human rights and a society that functions according to civilized standards. ("Hating the Establishment Is Not the Same as Supporting Liberty:The case for antidisestablishmentarianism". Jeffrey Tucker, 20 Jan 2016)

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I am Moroni, your chief captain. I seek not for power, but to pull it down. I seek not for honor of the world, but for the glory of my God, and the freedom and welfare of my country. (Alma 60:36)