Is a totalitarian dictatorship the penultimate conservative government, with no place for a liberal element?
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In the 20th Century the movement was almost always liberal in it's totalitarian governments.  The 20th Century had more Communist and Socialist Governments that were totalitarian Dictatorships.  The Major exception was the Fascists that were extreme to the right.  Both forms of government had the state as the owner of all property and business.  Both went about it in the same manner and on the political scale that would be placed in a circle the two would be right next to each other with moderate politics 180 degrees from them.  While this can be said to be true of both Fascist and Communist forms of government with your description you have to a letter described Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which was modeled after Hitler's Nazi Party.  I hope all of you can see the resemblance.
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absolute monarchy (rule by one monarch or dictator), constitutional monarchy (represenattive rpublic with a monarch serving as head of state) oligarchy (rule by the few or party rule),represenative republic (rule by the masses through elections for representatives), democratic republic (rule by the masses directly by referendum), anarchy (mob rule) Legislative Executive and Judicial are the branches of government not the forms of government. totalitarianism, communism, socialism etc all fall into the above categories as party rule in the case of communism or totalatarianism or democratic republic in the case of socialism.
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There has yet to be a functional government that was actually communistic, and very few socialistic ones that lasted more than a couple of years, no matter what they advertised themselves as being.\n\nI'll take free enterprise any day, over socialism, communism, capitalism or fascism all of which have the unity of government control of business as a shared sin.
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You're going to get some real heat over this question. Conservatives will say you are not entitled to your opinions. Whenever a liberal administration takes over, you will see the world will step back from the brink.  I just pray we don't get past the 'tipping point' (see link). \nConservatives care about conservatives, but liberals care about everyone.
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about a controlling totalitarian govt??\n\nditch the word "controlling" or u can use the term "ruling"\n\n\ntry to make thr first statement in the "not only - but also" form.\n\nGeorge Orwell’s "1984" is not only about a controlling totalitarian government, but also about one man's....\n\noverthrow an opposing govt..??? why would he want to overthrow a govt not in power??\n\nleader's control "over" a nation "using" fear.\n\norwell's novel is a forewarning (ditch the "is a beckon") as to what "would" happen if an induvidual comes to power and the costs to retain power.\n\n\nthe world is created, in resemblance "to" Russia,during...\n\n\ntoday's society . The "suppression"\n(would be more appropriate)\n of freedom caused misery among the people of Oceania and thus they sought a revolution.\n\n\nPls edit the last para (Big brother.... at any given moment)..makes little sense.\n\nmy idea : \nBig brother hears any sound that Winston makes and any sound louder than a whisper is picked up. And as long as he remained within the range of the metal plate, he could be seen and heard.  \n\n\n\nfinally..\nIn the novel, orwell uses the concept of communism and it's effect on the people.\n\n\n\n\nWell.. those were all the possible suggestions i could give u. Some of my suggestions can be dropped since i have no idea about this passage's context (George Orwell's 1984) .
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the alternative is dictatorship.
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a government that cannot stand in the face of criticism from its own people is a tyrannical dictatorship.
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To tell you the truth, I'm not sure. The Liberal government is showing its age, rushing desperately from NDP-style policies to Conservative policies, desperately trying to straddle the middle where most Canadians are. It isn't working for them very well.\n\nThe Conservatives have moved to the center from US style conservatism, and have garnered much support for having done that. Nonetheless, many of us are nervous that if they get a majority government, we will have an irreversible four years of US style Republicanism.\n\nSo I think many of us are hoping for the Conservatives, but preferably a minority government, rather than the usual four year dictatorship of a majority government.
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Sorry, here in Europe, liberal is not conservative...Is not left (actually, is center-right), but here in Europe, in the Center right has three families: Conservatives, Christian-Democrats and Liberals; and they are pretty differents.
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who ever is in charge will become a totalitarian GOD. Heads will roll.One world governemnt?.. there isn't a government in exsistance that can handle their own country let alont all countries.. The day we have a one world gov.. there'll be a civil war, we're almost there now
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Isn't that what the Conservatives are now doing? I do not want to live in a dictatorship and it seems as if that is what bush is all about.
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Since there is no answer to this statement, could you choose me as best answer and thus give me 10pts, please?\n\nBy the way, there is no such thing as Liberatism, i think you meant Liberalism?
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liberal and conservative don't truly exist.  that's all just a distraction.  the rulers are all big money families who intend to stay in power.\n\nwhy do they worship a demon?  that is truly odd.....but look at what they're doing.  arms dealing, ruining the earth, and promoting war.\n\ni don't know, but those things might be on the agenda of a demon
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Communism is just dictatorship by another name.\n\nUnder the communist system you only require one political party - a party of the people, as every one is equal and therefore the is no requirement for additional parties.\n\nThe old USSR was closer to the true communist system than many people imagined.\n\nEven Karl Marx, regarded as the founder of socialism, did not see communism as being right for the people. He called it a form of State Capitalism, whereby the ruling dictact had absolute control, thereby denying the proletariat (the ordinary people) a say in running the country.
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People get the government they deserve.  Hobbes suggested that the totalitarian Leviathan is the natural tendency for poltical organization IF the population is afraid to sacrifice themselves for something better.  A benevolent dictator can make rapid improvements to quality of life in a society, but the citizens become lazy and the next generation is inevitably a tyrant.
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a Military Dictatorship
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I have read both articles before.  censorship is traditionally a conservative idea.  liberalism usually takes a strong pro-individual stance on most social issues, including censorship.  One of the central tenets of liberalism is the rights of the individual against social traditions.  conservativism has typically taken a group centered (community, nation, etc.) stance on social issues, arguing that the rights of the individual are subservient to the desires of the group.  I'm not trying to argue for either approach, they both have their advantages and disadvantages.  But, censorship is traditionally a conservative position.  \n\nThis being said, there are instances of liberal censorship.  In some cases, as in the one you cite, the censorship is consistent with liberal principles (separation of church and state, the right of individuals to be free of religious coercion).  Liberals may wish to censor speech (or expression) which is seen as unduly infringing on the rights of individuals (as in this case or in the case of hate speech.)  \n\nI would say that censorship exists to some degree in both philosophies, but it has traditionally been used more often by conservativism, due to conservativism's preferrence of the group over the individual.