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With its decision, Italy’s government is following fascist footsteps not only in the autarchic belief that the country must protect itself against foreign influence, but also in asking its citizens to follow absurd rules.—Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2023 Whether through libertarian self-reliance or autarchic writ, human effort is first seen as individual effort—especially in the West.—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017
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