"Authoritarian Brotherhood"

[SleeplessinSoCal]

I'm trying to come up with a warning/illustrative label like "Moscow Mitch". The Authoritarian Brotherhood describes an almost religious/cult like zealotry by patriarchs of societies in trouble. Societies easily manipulated against their own interests in favor of a handful of corrupt men. AB is described as the great danger it is by Bernie in this article:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2018/sep/13/bernie-sanders-international-progressive-front

"There is a global struggle taking place of enormous consequence. Nothing less than the future of the planet – economically, socially and environmentally – is at stake...."

And this warning goes back to 2012:

https://thediplomat.com/2012/06/an-authoritarian-axis-rising/
An Authoritarian Axis Rising?

"It isn’t the “axis of evil.” But a number of authoritarian states are showing a troubling tendency to look out for each other...."

[MicaelS]

1. Do not use AB.

That is short hand for the Aryan Brotherhood.

The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as The Brand, Alice Baker, AB or One-Two, is the nation’s oldest major white supremacist prison gang and a national crime syndicate. Founded in 1964 by Irish bikers as a form of protection for white inmates in newly desegregated prisons, the AB is today the largest and deadliest prison gang in the United States, with an estimated 20,000 members inside prisons and on the streets.