Authoritarianism Stories

The winner takes it all, and the loser has to fall. ╱ ORIGINAL

The rise to power of future dictator of an authoritarian regime in Europe, from the start of his military career to his acquisition of total power.

A century apart, two American politicians-one a Nazi collaborator, the other a modern populist-stand accused of advancing foreign agendas at the expense of U.S. institutions. From covert propaganda in 1930s Washington to open defiance in today's White House, this investigative narrative draws chilling parallels between Senator Ernest Lundeen's alliance with Nazi Germany and Donald Trump's ongoing alignment with Russian interests. What happens when democratic systems are hollowed out from within? History may already have the answer.

Is democracy really in peril? Many things are happening around the world that simply don't make sense, until one starts looking below the surface. The world is being hit by two mega trends: global warming and growing inequality. The two are connected and the common link is those who want to take our democracy away - a powerful group of people who share a Far Right ideology! It espouses values such as personal freedoms but their real goal is authoritarian rule. Our grandparents fought fascism during world war two because it was against the democratic values they held dear. Now, some powerful people are working insidiously to bring it back. They espouse libertarianism, but dictators don't care about personal freedoms. Look at China and what they have done to Hong Kong. Look at Russia and what they have done to the legal opposition party and its leaders. Look at Belarus for more of the same. Look at America and how close it's come to the political precipice. We're being manipulated by Dark Money, and the sooner we realize it, the sooner we can fight back for democracy - it's too precious to lose!

Short dystopian novels about life in a fictional authoritarian state, with references to real life. A story of war, and the struggle of people to survive. Hoping to get some comments on such a story and what I can do to improve (still in a beta phase, unfinished rough work on other chapters)

Ethan has spent his life believing in the order that governs everything: a theocratic regime that claims to rule in God's name, watching over its people with rituals, sermons, and aging machines. To serve this government is the highest honor. To doubt it is unthinkable. But as power begins to fracture at the center of this holy state, small absences start to matter. A missing voice. A song left unfinished. A throne no one is allowed to approach. What begins as loyalty turns into curiosity. And curiosity, in a world built on obedience, is dangerous. God's Government is a dystopian novel about faith as control, belief as inheritance, and the quiet terror of discovering that the authority shaping your life may be built on nothing at all. When worship becomes routine and silence becomes survival, how long can a lie rule the world?

"Under the Iron Eye" is a dystopian novel that explores deep societal inequalities and the devastating consequences of unchecked power in the hands of a master manipulator. Felix, a forgotten laborer with nothing to his name, has spent his entire life under the regime's control-until the day he's unexpectedly fired. What seems like a personal failure turns into the beginning of something far greater, as he stumbles into a resistance, uncovers horrifying truths, and discovers that even a nobody can spark a revolution. This is the draft version, please give me any feedback so it can get published in the future. Thank you 🙃

Democratic erosion is defined as a decline in democratic quality manifested by a statistically significant decline in at least one aspect of democracy. Democratic backsliding, defined as the sustained and deliberate subversion of basic democratic tenets by political actors and governments, is on the verge of becoming a new type of pandemic. In the largest and wealthiest non-Western countries, there is an increasing incidence of - democratic breakdowns, democratic backsliding or stagnation and poor performance of new democracies according to various measures of good governance and rule of law. The absolute number of democracies has been decreasing since 2015. The number of democratically regressive countries has never been greater than in the last decade. In fact, 70% of the world's population now lives in either non-democratic regimes or democratically regressive countries. Only 9 % of the world's population lives in high-performing democracies.

Liya Merebold experiences teleportation and is never the same again.

After escaping his Encounter with Jakson Rick goes on the run to escape police custody.

Transcending the boundaries of the past, present and future. Maturing from a credulous scholar to a proficient professor. Evolving from a mere human to a benevolent deity. Behold the story of the young Moor who was immaculately conceived to be the ambassador of the Gods, the diplomat of the Divine Council, and the restorer of the balance. The year is 2050. Due to the devastating effects of the Great Global Cataclysm and the airborne plague pandemic. The entire world has descended into a post-apocalyptic state of desolate underdeveloped wastelands, unable to preserve human, plant or animal life. What is left of the human population is coerced into a highly advanced dome-shaped society to "ensure a more suitable living condition and the safety of all humankind". Unfortunately, the remaining members of humanity would soon realize that they had been lured into an autocratic totalitarian hellscape in which they cannot easily escape.

Based on the Award-Winning "Dark Science Fiction" Screenplay - Atlanta Festival 2024 After a drastic political revolution, Artem, an agent of the authoritarian regime, is confronted with the harrowing task of executing his own wife for violating the State's laws. When he meets the revolutionary Nul, Artem is forced to grapple with guilt and doubt about his actions, revealing an internal struggle between loyalty to the system and the search for truth. In a dark setting, we explore themes such as power, control, and morality, prompting us to question the price of individual freedom in a world where nobody acknowledges that they are being governed by oppression.

Sometimes the safest place to hide is right under their nose. In the future, after the world was devastated by a freakish string of natural disasters, a small group of elites banded together to take control of the country. The government rules with an iron fist while controlling its citizens. Those who are free are rounded up by The Collectors, small groups of young men tasked to capture these people and send them to labor camps. Until one young man joins The Collectors to stay safe. This all goes off the rails when he meets Izzy, another girl trying to escape capture. Together they attempt to evade capture and navigate the budding emotions once thought to be dead to them. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

The Last Well of Zarathen A war fought not for land, but for the right to drink. The massive, impenetrable city of Zarathen is the final bastion against the "White Rime," an ecological blight that has poisoned the land and turned the mighty Nakrith River into a toxic, metallic sludge. Inside the walls, the ruthless Lord Khesh seizes control, knowing that the city's only true defense is its dwindling supply of clean water. Their desperate existence is shattered by the arrival of General Vykir and his vast, exhausted army. Vykir is not seeking conquest; he is leading an army of refugees, their families dying of thirst and sickness, and Zarathen's clean cisterns are their last hope for survival . As Vykir launches a relentless siege-a war of attrition fought with the fury of trapped animals-Khesh is forced to abandon all honor. He relies on Shem, a former slave and engineer who knows the city's hidden tunnels, to root out internal traitors and protect Zarathen's vulnerable underbelly. The conflict culminates in a devastating, high-stakes moral compromise: to save Zarathen, Khesh must destroy the very thing he fights for. He gambles everything on one agonizing choice: poisoning the city's own water supply and seizing Vykir's non-combatant families as leverage. The Last Well of Zarathen is a grim tale of survival where the cost of victory is paid in moral debt, forcing a society to choose between its soul and its survival. When the walls hold, who becomes the monster-the invader driven by hunger, or the defender willing to commit atrocities to survive?

He just wanted to keep living - but occupation doesn't let anyone stand aside. Coming to on the lakeshore after Mark's arrest, he had nothing left but a choice: run, or walk into the place where someone else's history would burn with him.

SAPPHIC YEARNING - GORE A second fanfiction (from yours truly) credit - Dawn Solstice

In a world gripped by the suffocating rule of 'Strength in Order,' Lilith, a scientist with a hidden yearning for freedom, dares to defy the regime's iron grip. As she embarks on a perilous journey to resurrect forbidden knowledge, Lilith stumbles upon a secret that could ignite a rebellion. Amidst the oppressive conformity and surveillance, she unlocks the key to a new genesis, one that may lead to the ultimate act of defiance - the rebirth of Adam and Eve.

With his Detective license revoked Rick searches for meaning in his life. But when he is asked to investigate a missing person he cannot help but agree to the job.