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Totalitarianism
Articles about totalitarian regimes, governments, leaders and philosophy. It may be seen as an arbitrary "Authoritarianism++". However, there are notable features which distinguish the two:
- Control, not only over political life but also over the personal lives of individual people.
- Total censorship. No information can be spread without the regime's approval.
- A state ideology, to which the regime and its people must be devoted.
- The dictator's personality cult, which is almost religious in nature and can legitimately drive people insane.
The go-to examples of totalitarian regimes are Nazi Germany and the Stalin-era Soviet Union.
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