Authoritarianism demands obedience to orders and compliance with rules and laws, and calls for sharp use of both judicial and extra-judicial force to maintain that strict social order. Authoritarianism occurs — put prosaically — when some person or group demands fealty and obedience as a matter of naked power in its own right.
Totalitarianism is a form of authoritarianism in which this preference for rigid, top-down hierarchical power structures does not stop at merely enforcing obedience, but which extends into the personal lives of individuals to curtail any disagreement or disaffection with the state.
Totalitarianism usually arises when an authoritarian state is combined with a dogmatic ideology of one sort or another: i. This distinction is fuzzy, of course, but there are litmus issues that distinguish a totalitarian state from a simpler authoritarian state.
Totalitarian states tend to:. You might think of a totalitarian state as an authoritarian state that has adopted some of the operating tactics of malignant cults.
Totalitarians don't merely want people to obey. Authoritarianism wants obedience, totalitarianism wants belief. As the consequence, authoritarianism tolerates obediently behaving disbeliever, totalitarianism persecutes and destroys him [non-gendered use] if it failed to destroy his disbelief first.
Authoritarian regimes always have ideology, even if as rudimentary as "public good". They always have a support base in general public. Lose that support, and they fall or become murderous dictatorships to prolong the regime's survival; the difference being in the percentage of regime-supporting vs.
What they don't have, is a state-imposed belief system. That is the hallmark of totalitarianism. Or three, on a plane, if we add violent murderous naked-force dictatorship as another defining point.
This implies the existence of "soft" totalitarianism, and if you think it is impossible, consider societies which indoctrinate their children from birth. One example is the sci-fi movie THX In its society, people were indoctrinated so much they didn't even put up a fight usually against being caught by the police, or attempt to escape, and only argued whether they should be "utilized" or "destroyed", at their trial -- presumably, whether their remains were to be reused or discarded after their being put to death.
The "utilized" verdict for one of the protagonists was considered a win, by the defense. It is a matter of perhaps fuzzy definitions, but Wikipedia claims that. He used the term totalitario to refer to the structure and goals of the new state, which were to provide the "total representation of the nation and total guidance of national goals".
Somewhat more controversially, the term has been used more recently used in "totalitarian democracy". I'm not incredibly familiar with this use, but it seems to be equivalent with an [extreme] "tyranny of the majority"; according to its proponents "totalitarian democracy".
Maintenance of such power, in the absence of full support of the citizenry, requires the forceful suppression of any dissenting element except what the government purposely permits or organizes.
I guess no actual democracy reaches those levels, so "illiberal democracy" is a much more common term for a less extreme [but still] democratic regime. Totalitarianism may be thought as a unitary transformation that encompasses every sphere of the social, political and economic environments the totality function , and this transformation process reproduces the conditions and elements of its totalitarian existence unitary function while it negates others.
We understand that distinguishing the two can be a little confusing. So, today, I want to try and help clear things up for you. Today, I will define totalitarianism and authoritarianism. Then we will put them up against each other so we are able to see the difference more clearly. Authoritarianism is marked by submission to authority. It is the opposite of individualism and democracy. In authoritarian government systems, the political power is condensed into one authority figure or figures.
Hence, in a totalitarian rule, virtually all public, as well as the private life of the citizens, are controlled by the state. The government controls all aspects of the economy, politics, culture and society, education, religion, and even reproductive and moral rights.
Moreover, fear is a necessary tool used by the ruling party in a totalitarian government. Authoritarian government or authoritarianism is the form of government in which strict obedience from the people to the authority of the state is required even though they have a limited degree of personal freedom. As a result, the citizens have the freedom of individual preferences and beliefs in comparison to that in a totalitarian regime.
However, the political process, as well as all individual freedoms such as freedom of speech and public policies are controlled by the government without any constitutional accountability. Figure Authoritarian rule of Cuba under Fidel Castro. Some significant characteristics of an authoritarian government are;. More importantly, unlike totalitarian regimes, authoritarian regimes have less influence over the individual beliefs and preferences of citizens. To reach a certain goal, it uses political parties and mass organization to make the people do whatever it takes to reach that certain goal.
An authoritarian regime has one ruler, a leader or a committee, the same as a totalitarian, only in an extreme way. The totalitarian has charisma over his people while the authoritarian imposes fear over those who oppose and rewards those that are loyal to him.
The totalitarian is more of a divine ideologist who will save the people, while the authoritarian is focused more on control and status quo as an individualist. The totalitarian uses his prophetic leadership to drive the people, while the authoritarian uses political parties, mass organizations, and other propagandas to make the people follow him.
Difference Between Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism. Difference Between Similar Terms and Objects. MLA 8 Magno, Eva. This following website suggests otherwise. Adolf Hitler is more authoritarian.
Even the description provides by you of the authoritarian suggests, he controlled more with fear and awarded those loyal and punished those who opposed. In response to Kyle Ledford, thank-you for the input.
However, I was specifically referring to Hitler at that time. On the other hand, reading this article now. I think arguably, if we were to consider that the main distinction between the two is the way in which the civilians emotionally connect or value the leader s , then any political leader or party could be categorized as being totalitarian or authoritarian; all depending on who is asked- the protestants or supporters. Or does it sit with the individual?
You may have countless forms of government that support one side or the other, or a blend of both. That said, totalitarianism is a form of government.
Democracy is a form of government. For example, as a King, I might deem that our society is all mine, and that my subjects are to serve at my behest, essentially slaves to me and my national interests.
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