totalitarianism
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Whereas authoritarianism may leave society outside the political realm more or less intact, totalitarianism makes a total claim on civil society.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
We benefit from understanding how American authors foresaw homegrown totalitarianism by learning how to cope in a dire era, as Jack London anticipated in his 1908 novel "The Iron Heel," which is where I begin:
From Salon • May 17, 2025
Last year the Booker Prize was awarded to Ireland's Paul Lynch for Prophet Song, a dystopian vision of Ireland in the grips of totalitarianism.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
Jeffries tells fellow members that they have a responsibility to push back against tyranny, totalitarianism and terror, and to stand with democracies around the world.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2024
I speak of the startling hope of giving our children a future free of both totalitarianism and nuclear terror.
From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald
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