​​There is no doubt that examining contemporary Arab political discourse points to the transformations and changes that Arab societies have undergone since what is commonly referred to as the modern Arab Renaissance and its violent material and symbolic confrontation with Western modernity. These changes and transformations have affected various aspects and levels, most notably reflected in the language of the discourse itself and the ways in which historical political experiences are analyzed. In this paper, I aim to analyze the Algerian political experience in relation to authoritarianism—whether from a historical, social, economic, or political perspective, and prior to all that, from a theoretical and philosophical standpoint.