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TAXONOMY OF TOTALITARIANISM TAXONOMY OF TOTALITARIANISM CLASSICAL DESPOTISM AUTHORITARIAN STATE TOTALITARIAN STATE ( Reader's Digest ( Reader's Digest Version) Version)
TAXONOMY OF TAXONOMY OF TOTALITARIANISMTOTALITARIANISM
CLASSICAL DESPOTISM
AUTHORITARIAN STATE
TOTALITARIAN STATE
( Reader's Digest Version)( Reader's Digest Version)
CLASSICAL DESPOTISM
PRE-MODERN: Ancient & Medieval Period
PATRIMONIAL: Ownership of territory & people
MONARCHICAL ORIGINS: Imperial, Royal or Noble title
Absolute rule in theory but not usually in practice
AUTHORITARIAN STATAUTHORITARIAN STATEMODERN: 19th, 20th & 21st Centuries
POLICE STATE: Large government security apparatus to monitor and control the people
OBJECTIVE: Tor remain in power by strictly controlling people's public behavior and morals
TOTALITARIAN STATEOne Party StateSupreme LeaderDemands control over every aspect of human lifeShape the beliefs and Worldview of the peopleSecret Police TerrorFanatical IdeologyAggresssiveGenocidal or Democidal
