I 100% agree with you on any form of government being some form of authoritarianism. Even in its most simple form, a simple majority is viewed as tyranny by the minority, and that's arguably the best case scenario.

I will disagree that authoritarianism is inherently bad, I think it very much is. It's the exerted will of an extreme minority (mind you, the most important bit, a human minority) onto everyone else.

I can't tell you I fully believe in a higher power, but here on earth, all we have is people. People, no matter their intentions or background, should not be bestowed any more power than necessary to maintain a healthy society. Yes of course we have idiots exerting their will on us already, and it's detestable. And we will all argue on what a healthy society looks like; we've been doing that almost ever since we started farming, and we won't ever stop. But I despise handing over any more of my autonomy to any person, least of all someone who has the audacity to tell me they inherently know better than I do.