Both democratic and authori
tarian regimes are charac
terised by a mutual dislike that occurs between the middle class and lower class within society and its elite. But the nature of this aversion within a democratic soci
ety is based on competition, whereas the nature of such dislike between the social strata in an authoritarian society tends to be different. In the latter case, socie
ty rejects the institutions and the lifestyle that the elite typically sug gests.