What is totalitarianism?
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one all powerful,controlling ruler who owns an enslaved society and posesses maximum control,there is no privacy and things are done for the good of the state or country ,individuality is prohibited as well as free thought,speech and privacy,people are mere units of a machine\ntry looking up stalins totaliarian society,Gulag by anne applebaum is a good source of info. cites soviet archives for evidence,people were basically publicly executed and arrested and enslaved by the masses,the state owned everything once imprisoned (majority innocent)names were ,personal clothes or belongings were denied people wore shapeless ill fitting clothes and they were all the same,people who refused to wear numbers like nuns had the numbers branded on their chest and made to show up to the mandatory role call everyday naked so their number could be seen,people worked according to a schedule or time table everyminute controlled had to go to the bathroom in front of a room ful of people not allowed to speak in some camps,everyone was seperated from friends and family,all women and children sexually abused,everyone died of famine if something else did not kill them first and they were buried anonymously and died anonymously (no one knew if loved ones were dead or alive ,when where or how they died)and became just part of mass graves or piles of bones that in some areas went on for miles,but they were just units of labor ,the state had two canals or straits dug out by hand,moscow university was built as well as ther amphitheatre,railroad systems were expanded up into rural arctic areas,the whole russian space program including the sputnik ,satellite ,weapons was created and produced alot of technology and when stalin wished , he would veiw a massive group of his population of his society move in synch as one massive unit like they were all just cogs in the wheel of a machine
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Are they advocating communism? No. Are they advocating polices that will lead to communism? No. \n\nYou could more readily support that the Administration is one step from totalitarianism.\n"Common to all definitions, totalitarian regimes characteristically regimes mobilize entire populations in support of the state and a political ideology, and do not tolerate activities by individuals or groups such as labor unions, churches and political parties that are not directed toward the state's goals. Further, they maintain themselves in power by means of secret police, propaganda disseminated through the state-controlled mass media, regulation and restriction of free discussion and criticism, and widespread use of violent and arbitary terror tactics."\n\nDo I believe this? No, but I think a better case can be made of our proximity to totatlitarianism via Bush than communism via "liberals."
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Total War is the concept of mobilizing all of a nations resources in the pursuit of ultimate victory. It postulates that there is no alternative but complete victory or utter defeat. It's also known for legitimzing civilians as viable targets.
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Communism is just a more extreme version of socialism.\n\nSocialist countries can have an element of democracy, the US, UK, France, Germany etc have socialist aspects.\n\nFor example, welfare, government subsidized healthcare, etc...\nbut still has capitalistic aspects where individuals own business and land.  The people vote on their leaders, ie democracy.\n\nCommunism on the other hand, usually involves total central planning, and is frequently controlled by dictators or a small group of people.  They decide what companies produce what.  They decide everything that will be done in the country.  They usually put down internal dissent with violence.  Communist countries are like North Korea, China prior to 2000 (still semi communist), the USSR before it collapsed.
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Communism is a good idea to people who have been super oppressed for a long time.  Good idea but about as pratical as monkey with a gun. Eventually all communism turns into capitalism.
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Communism = From each, according to ability.  To each, according to need. (Everyone works; he who needs, gets.)\n\nSocialism = From each, according to ability.  To each, according to deeds. (Everyone works, he who works harder or better or smarter gets more)
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Socialism is an economic system whereby the wealth created by the whole of society is redistributed evenly amongst the populace, ensuring that all are equally rewarded for the work everyone does.\n\nCommunism is a political contruct by which socialism is the main economic form.  In a communist society, a single political party controls the government, there are no real elections, and the populace is kept complacent by a bloated government machine that provides for all of the people.  Socialism is the dominant economic form to ensure the people are deluded into theinking they are taken care of.  \n\nExamples of socialist societies - France, Sweden, England\n\nExamples of Communist societies - Former USSR, China, Cuba
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China is a totalitarian Communist State; and they rule with an iron fist.  They execute 8,000 political prisoners a year in China...think about that for a second...8,000 people a year kille for their political beliefs that differ from the government.  \n\nI'm happy to be an American, and hope we can keep it that way forever.
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People don't view communism as a great type of government, but if it works it is a great idea.  But it never works because there are constantly people trying to take advantage.  Then it becomes a totalitarian government.\n\nHope this helps
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1. totallitarionism\n2. general public suppression\n3. government is "supreme"\nsorry, thats all i've got, its been so long since i read animal farm
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Socialism is completely unrelated to totalitarianism. The same goes for communism. The terms socialist and communist refer primary to economic systems, not political systems.\n\nSo you could have a "totalitarian communist state" (like the USSR) or a "totalitarian capitalist state" (like Mussolini's Italy).\n\nYou definitely CAN implement socialism under a free, democratic government. Most countries in Europe are at least semi-socialistic. In Canada there is "socialized medicine." In fact, the US embraces a lot of aspects of socialism. Entitlement programs like welfare, unemployment, Medicare/Medicaid, and social security are all socialist policies.\n\nA truly socialist government gauruntees its citizens basic needs like food, clothing, shelter, and health care, are met.
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I think we should change everything, all the time, whenever we get tired of anything at all.  How about questioning the incredible inefficiency of our style of government?  That would be a good question and someday soon when this country is a bit closer to totalitarianism I believe I will ask it.
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communism:\n\nProduction output is divided equally among the individuals exclusive of society benefit. \n\nsocialism:\n\nProduction output is allocated for the greatest good of the entire society exclusive of the individual benefit.\n\nSocialism is the superior economic system but due to human nature it cannot be implemented and therefore regulated capitalism supersedes it.
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it's a russian word that means "council" - used originally to refer to local community councils of workers.  these were (supposedly) regarded as the fundamental government entity under a communist system.\n\ninteresting, isn't it, that the form of government that was in theory all about putting power into the hands of local people and everyday workers has almost-universally has meant huge, absolutist, centralized power?  makes you wonder how communism would've turned out if the guys in charge weren't powermongering jerks.
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http://www.thedictatorship.com/ \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatorship\n\nThese two sites are the best, you can get information off these
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Simply put, transcendantalism is a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material.
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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