Totalitarianism: Is There A Totalitarian Government?

Government is the foundational key to all of our lives, but the question is how does it affect the population so much. This idea can be easily answered if you can look at where you live and what kind of government you live in, whether it is a Democracy, Monarchy, or Socialist community. These governments are more popular in today's day and age, how citizens want more personal freedoms, but a protective government from warfare and poverty. While all these governments affect your lifestyle, there are those that are controlling in every way possible that are known as Totalitarian governments. These countries are controlling to their citizens in every way, instead of telling citizens what they cannot do, they simply tell citizens what to do at

In the published work "Totalitarianism." by Debra Lucas the basic concept of Totalitarianism is explained by stating that “Totalitarianism uses fear and force, as well as strict norms and conventions developed by an ideological apparatus and explicit propaganda, as forms of power to dominate society, so that all political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural beliefs, preferences, and activities are decided by the state.” The first two major governments in today's society that is under a totalitarian rule are North Korea and China. Each of them share characteristics in their politics and community compared to the rest of the world and their style. This idea is explained in the study “Today's’ Totalitarianism” by the author Freeman stating that “North Korea is still under a totalitarian thumb, as Kim Jong Un takes leads from his father and grandfather, whose advice can be summed up ‘A weak fist wipes away

The first thing anyone needs to understand about a totalitarian government is that the government seeks to control the citizens lives in just about every way possible without them noticing that they are living like robots. The level of intrusion that is in the government is shown in Lowell Dittmer's work "Post-Mao China. From Totalitarianism to Authoritarianism?" stating that “The government remains highly intrusive in the economy through the use of regulatory power.” Yet out of all the methods that the government takes. there is never complete control of the citizens due to the fact that they are still able to make some decisions on their own. The people aren’t complete robots are able to leave the country at any point. The government's power is still exemplified in the analysis "The Origins of Totalitarianism." stating “It would be a still more serious mistake to forget, because of this impermanence, that the totalitarian regimes, so long as they are in power, and the totalitarian leaders. so long as they are alive, ‘command and rest upon mass support’ up to the