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Totalitarianism Vs Dictatorship

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In the early of 20th century, the notion of totalitarianism created to define Italian Fascism and separate it from dictatorships. The terms slightly differ from each other; however, they are same in their essence. In your minds several questions appear may with this concept: What is a totalitarian regime and how to establish it? Definition of totalitarianism is “a system of highly centralized government in which one political party or group takes control and grants neither recognition nor tolerance to other political groups”. To establish a totalitarian regime, use intense propaganda campaign and create a common target for public. After the party slowly taking support from people, it also starts to slowly destroy opposition parties to become one-party state. The party will gain power through the help of police-like corps which provides order and chaos at the same time all over the state. Taking control of economy, strict restriction of speaking freely and disobeying the orders, mass surveillance with the help of corps and public informers are some of the main steps for establishing and maintaining the regime. The concepts totalitarianism, dictatorship and fascism are quite one with the others so many people mix them up.
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