In some countries like Saudi Arabia political parties are outlawed because with the totalitarian monarchial system of government they employ there would have no purpose. ... Even so, not all totalitarian states outlaw political parties. North Korea, a country notorious for its totalitarian ideals does allow a range of political parties. ... Another example of political parties in a totalitarian state is Belarus. Out of all three of the cases of totalitarian systems of government Belarus is the most lenient towards the idea. ...

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The background of the story is dystopian future, where a totalitarian country named Panem was created from post-revolution of North America1. ... The Country of Panem in this movie is a totalitarian state. Totalitarian state itself is a state which its form of government has the centralized, total power of both public and private life of its people3. ... On the other hand, there are the people, who are using Katniss as their symbol, who want to break free from totalitarian regime created by the country of Panem. ... However, killing Katniss while she was still in the spotlight was an unwise mo...

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To what extent could Nazi Germany be considered a totalitarian state in the Period 1933-45? ... Bracher's approach provides a valuable insight into key aspects of Hitlarian domination - aspects that were clearly totalitarian. ... Berghahn has noted that other government departments and agencies developed their own propaganda units (the NSDAP had 14000 people on its patrol by 1934). ... Consequently several of the features identified by Friedrich, which comprise a Totalitarian State, were clearly present in the State constructed by Hitler. ... The vital concept underlying the totali...

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In George Orwell's 1984, the Party of the totalitarian country Oceania, which deceives the people through tricks and lies in order to maintain its power. ... And as allied nations, the US government also spies on almost every governments in NATO. ... Under the totalitarian governance of the Party, anything the Party claims to be the truth automatically become the truth. ... " (3) In totalitarian countries, fear is an effective tool of government to control the people and keep people obedient and passive, such as Nazi Germany, North Korea, China, etc. ... As a totalitarian state, the ...

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Like in most totalitarian societies, the Gilead Government uses propaganda to manipulate the people's minds into following their ideologies and supporting the government. The propaganda methods depicted in "The Handmaid's Tale" are also similar to those used in totalitarian governments of this century. ... He's very convincing The media presents the information in such way that the government is shown as the "good guy". ... The effect of this is to unite the population against the presumed enemy and create support for a government that would try to destroy that class of so...

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The unpopularity of the army at that time was also triggered by their refusal to surrender power to a civilian government for almost two years. ... During the early days of his presidency, Morsi issued a totalitarian constitutional declaration giving him unparalleled powers, such as the power to personally appoint the secretary general. ... This was followed by a number of other totalitarian measures, for instance, Hisham Kandil's government drafted a protest law to limit the demonstrations and pacify the people's growing discontent, which clearly goes against the very idea of revo...

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The most obvious one is the telescreens - everyone has one telescreen in the dead-center of their homes that constantly expresses a running stream of mindless propaganda, brainwashing the average man to be unable to recognize the evil nature of the totalitarian party. The telescreen also acts as a window for the government to literally watch everyone, individually, and how they act at home. ... However in "1984" it is the totalitarian state that dictates how society works and how happy and free people can be. ... There is a much more depressing feel to "1984" in the sense ...

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Because the body operates in a very democratic fashion, the "democracy of bodily functions" is a sharp contrast to how things work in a totalitarian society. ... This is the model that Offred embraces, while the constructors of Gilead may argue that the body would operate best if the individual were able to harness some kind of mind over body control, in the same way that the totalitarian system dictates over its people. ... As is the case with the body, any government which wishes to survive must also maintain homeostasis. If the government cannot control or maintain the environment of its...

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