Authoritarianism masking incompetence? The case of the Republic of Cyprus
(WorldNews Europe)

Authoritarianism, left unchecked to shape the public discourse, can self-propel and legitimise itself, diverting the blame for a degraded public health system from the state onto society. Gregoris Ioannou 7 April 2020 Twitter post by the Cyprus Police on 30/3/2020. Subsequently removed. | Screenshot. Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on WhatsApp Share via email Share link URL copied to clipboard Read more! Get our weekly email Enter your email address Submit At the end of February, as the Covid-19 crisis developed in Europe, governments began to adopt measures which evolved by March into various sorts of lock-down aiming to impose physical distancing between individuals. In...