The state takes the place of god. The socialist dictatorships are religions, and state slavery is a form of worship. We must know our enemy if we are to defeat it. Totalitarianism shares many characteristics with organized religions. But instead of a god or prophet that transforms the world, totalitarian movements are built on the belief that man can recreate the world. A new golden age can be constructed under the direction of the all controlling state.
“The State takes the place of God…the socialist dictatorships are religions and State slavery is a form of worship.” Carl Jung, The Undiscovered Self Since the birth of totalitarianism in the 20th century much has been written about this form of rule and millions have read George Orwell’s depiction of it in the classic novel […]
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Is Government the New God? – The Religion of Totalitarianism first appeared on
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