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According to wikipedia: """ Totalitarianism or totalitarian state is a term used by some political scientists to describe a political system in which the state
by j_baker 13y ago
According to wikipedia:
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Totalitarianism or totalitarian state is a term used by some political scientists to describe a political system in which the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible.
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Sure, there are some really threatening things happening in the name of national security, but labeling these things "totalitarian" is hyperbole.
- Zigurd 13y agoIf you replaced "total authority" with "effective management and control," and "all aspects of public and private life" with "most politically and culturally potent trends," would that be more accurate? By the definition you quote, perhaps only North Korea qualifies in terms of pursuing control "wherever possible." It is a definition of comic book villainy. It doesn't even encompass Soviet occupied Eastern Europe.