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by stretchwithme 2981 days ago
That's true. Totalitarianism is a function of ideas. And other factors, of course.

Like geography. Earth does not have a totalitarian government for that reason. It's too hard to control the whole thing, while it would be much easier if it were one contiguous flat continent. Probably the reason Europe isn't, but China and Russia are. And why North America may be in the long run (yikes!).