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Psychology of Totalitarianism
(A subtext I'm exploring in a novel.)
. . . why people willingly give up their freedoms and become part of a collective that shuns all dissent.
https://youtu.be/ZltdPfal5x0?si=0S2mgS4evXBIgYRXMattias Desmet argues that totalitarianism is not a coincidence and does not form in a vacuum, but arises from a collective psychosis that has followed a predictable script throughout history.
He identifies something he terms mass formation, which is a kind of collective hypnosis that arises from a singular, focused crisis narrative that forbids dissident views and relies on destructive groupthink.
Desmet explains how the mentality responsible for this mistake is shaped historically and psychologically.
He also exposes how individuals can be transformed into a blind and unthinking collective that shuns all dissent.
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