“The inescapable fact is that socialism cannot be implemented without authoritarian action, even if it’s supposedly a “democratic socialism,” in which majorities decide how life is to be arranged. Even a “soft” authoritarianism, a “democratic” mob rule that rejects the views of his “revolutionary” staffers, will grow into a malignancy.” I & I Editorial Board, “What Sanders’ Success Tells Us: Authoritarians Are Alive In America,” Issues & Insights, 3/4/2020.