Would you live under totalitarianism, if...

[Jabberwock]

The totalitarian regime was under your ideology?

For example, if you're a libertarian would you be fine with living in a libertarian dictatorship that forces libertarian principles on all individuals? (Notice the Orwellian in that question)

How about a conservative or liberal totalitarian government?

[★Bandiera Rossa☭]

Well I am a Communist so a totalitarian or even a government period is contrary to my ideology.. As you cannot have a "Communist Dictatorship" but merely one who claims to be Communist while betraying all they claim to stand for.

[dogukan]

Well I am a Communist so a totalitarian or even a government period is contrary to my ideology.. As you cannot have a "Communist Dictatorship" but merely one who claims to be Communist while betraying all they claim to stand for.

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I am totally against totalitarianism.



BTW, actually today there are libertarian totalitarian states. It just is in a different shape. It's like oligarchical dictatorship.
(screwing terms here I know)

[Draco Borealis]

No but you won't have a chance to choose in real totalitarian state; aside from few usefull idiot intelectuals facinated with ***ism people are trying to leave such states; even members of establishment/inner party.

[Justice and Mercy]

Sure I would. I'd be more in favor of a Constitutional Republic, however... very much so.

[Helm]

For example, if you're a libertarian would you be fine with living in a libertarian dictatorship that forces libertarian principles on all individuals? (Notice the Orwellian in that question)

Wouldn't that be defeating the idea?

[barbarossa pasha]

For example, if you're a libertarian would you be fine with living in a libertarian dictatorship that forces libertarian principles on all individuals?

If you had an authoritarian state that didn't impose but respected libertarian principles, that might work, but a totalitarian one cannot because it implies control at all levels of society, something that would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to reconcile with libertarianism.

I wouldn't want to live in any sort of totalitarian regime, regardless of its ideology, unless I was one of the leaders.

[Barry Goldwater]

The totalitarian regime was under your ideology?

For example, if you're a libertarian would you be fine with living in a libertarian dictatorship that forces libertarian principles on all individuals? (Notice the Orwellian in that question)

How about a conservative or liberal totalitarian government?

Lol @ libertarian authoritarianism

Anyway, I'd gladly live in a conservative totalitarian state...as long as I'm the ruler, or at least a very important government official

[blackwatersix]

Lol @ libertarian authoritarianism

Anyway, I'd gladly live in a conservative totalitarian state...as long as I'm the ruler, or at least a very important government official

ROTFLOL at libertarian authoritarianism!

I sorta agree with Barry, my experience with democracy, especially fledgling ones like mine is that the people aren't really disciplined and knowledgeable enough to exercise it. in my country everyone talks about democratic rights but know none about responsibilities, and any effort by the state to enforce laws is always decried as being "authoritarian." So I'd rather have an authoritarian state in order to bring economic development, much like the style of other asian-values regimes in E and SE Asia.

[Farnan]

You ask for an impossibility my friend.

[motiv-8]

Any American who answers "yes" to this question is more than welcome to leave at first opportunity.

[Barry Goldwater]

Any American who answers "yes" to this question is more than welcome to leave at first opportunity.

I kid, I kid

Honestly, I can't and won't live under any totalitarian gov't, I'd probably cross the border to Mexico in that case.

[Pious Agnost]

No, partly because it would be impossible...

[Koelkastmagneet]

I'm a liberal, and staunch supporter of human rights and democracy, so how would a totalitarian regime according to my ideology even function?

[Denny Crane!]

This is the best thread ever.

Would you live under a totaliterian regime? If you're a libertarian would you be fine with living in a libertarian dictatorship....Roflmao! That cracked me up, sheer genius!

Priceless. Can I sig it?

[Dr. Croccer]

This is the best thread ever.

Would you live under a totaliterian regime? If you're a libertarian would you be fine with living in a libertarian dictatorship....Roflmao! That cracked me up, sheer genius!

Priceless. Can I sig it?

Doesn't seem too ridiculous when you think about it...

[Denny Crane!]

Doesn't seem too ridiculous when you think about it...

Yes of course it doesn't maybe in America where a Libertarian can also be a KKK supporter and somehow manage to make a dozen other incongruous political and moral ideological things congruous yes I guess so.

[Dr. Croccer]

Yes of course it doesn't maybe in America where a Libertarian can also be a KKK supporter and somehow manage to make a dozen other incongruous political and moral ideological things congruous yes I guess so.

Hey, the Gilded Age and most of the Industrial Age came close to (economic) totalitarianism. Or the Congo Free State.

[Shaun]

No; such a thing would be impossible anyway since my political beliefs are against totalitarianism.

[Aetius]

A totalitarian libertarian is not as ironic as it sounds.

Indeed, many ancient governments were that way. A powerful ruler who controls an army and manages rudimentary civil services didn't care what you did and barely interfered with society as long as taxes were paid.