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What are the principles of totalitarianism?
Totalitarianism is a form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens. It is characterized by strong central rule that attempts to control and direct all aspects of individual life through coercion and repression. It does not permit individual freedom.
What was one key trait of a totalitarian system of government *?
The key traits of a totalitarian state are Ideology, Dynamic Leader, State control of individuals, Methods of Enforcement, Modern Technology, State Control of Society, Dictatorship, and One-party rule.
What makes a totalitarian regime totalitarian?
The first factor: the Dictator and Party is exactly that; a totalitarian regime needs a strong dictator that wields a small and thoroughly ideologically indoctrinated political party that allows the said dictator to obtain complete political control of their state.
What are the most evident signs of totalitarian democracy?
The most evident sign of totalitarian democracy is the fact that “it treats all human thought and action as having social significance, and therefore as falling within the orbit of political action.” So the space for personal decisions is continuously narrowed and politics (i.e. political men) reigns supreme.
What is totalitarian democracy according to Talmon?
Since the time of the French Revolution, a current of thought has advocated and practiced what Talmon calls “totalitarian democracy”. The most evident sign of totalitarian democracy is the fact that “it treats all human thought and action as having social significance, and therefore as falling within the orbit of political action.”
Is there freedom in totalitarian democracy?
In the case of totalitarian democracy, this state is precisely defined, and is treated as a matter of immediate urgency, a challenge for direct action, an imminent event. The problem that arises for totalitarian democracy, and which is one of the main subjects of this study, may be called the paradox of freedom.
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