Totalitarianism has to rely on lies. If people knew the truth and especially if everybody knew that everybody else also knows the truth they would surely revolt

Totalitarianism has to rely on lies. If people knew the truth and especially if everybody knew that everybody else also knows the truth they would surely revolt. The Emperor's New Clothes. The main lie about totalitarianism is that some people are inherently entitled to rule over others. The extra totally crazy lies are kind of a Canary in Coalmine, does anybody dare to confront them? If not then the big lie about the power of the totalitarian government is safe too.