(Wikipedia) Totalitarianism is a form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual and group opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high if not complete degree of control and regulation over public and private life. It is regarded as the most extreme and complete form of authoritarianism.
One benefit that hasn’t been mentioned is that it avoids the democratic issue of tyranny of the majority.
One “group” can’t just fuck over another by virtue of having more people.
Of course the benefit here assumes the leader doesn’t want to fuck over such groups. That can clearly be worse in many situations.
But this is tyranny of the minority, as in a single person or family. That’s certainly worse than the majority “dictating”
Not necessarily worse. It definitely can be but it doesn’t have to.
Just like how a democracy can work. It all comes down to the people in charge of any system.
Tyranny of the majority is always happening though. It can’t really be avoided. The US is experiencing it on everything from race to religion to home ownership.
There is no country homogeneous in every way to avoid it.
Do you think a government with total impunity and 0 accountability could be “good” and would remain “good”?
I don’t even think democracy with accountability will stay good. 30% of the US voters have checked out of reality and are voting based on lies they want to believe.
Agreed. Although, I do not believe its the voters/citizens fault. Indoctrination and propaganda are powerfull tools of the state.
They aren’t even necessarily “of the state” since rich people can often participate in those influence campaigns as well.