Question

The totalitarian ideology (האידאולוגיה הטוטליטרית) puts forth an ideal (אידאל), a vision, that in order (4LW) to achieve it (verb), the government is entitled (e in י no ז) to walk all over (no ד)human and civil rights, including (no כ or י): the right to liberty, equality, dignity, a fair legal process (הליך) and privacy. Totalitarian regimes (משטרים) intend to change society and human beings and conform them to their ideology (אידאולוגיה). All totalitarian regimes seek to shape a "new person," so (3LW no ב) they work to achieve complete control over citizens, to the point of overseeing their daily lives and even directing (6LW noun) their thoughts.

Answer 1

Totalitarianism is a political ideology where the government seeks complete control over every facet of life, justifying the suppression of basic human rights to shape society and individuals to its vision, as seen in Nazi Germany.

Step-by-step explanation:

Totalitarianism is a form of government that seeks absolute control over all aspects of citizens' lives, extending not just to public and political domains but into the very personal lives of the population. Such regimes are marked by a singular, all-encompassing ideology, disseminated through a state-controlled mass media and enforced with systematic violence and surveillance. The totalitarian ideology posits an ideal that requires complete subservience to the state and justifies the abrogation of fundamental human rights—including liberty, equality, dignity, fair legal process, and privacy—in order to shape society and individuals according to its vision. The historical exemplar of this kind of regime is Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler, where a fascist ideology with a genocidal component was implemented to create a 'new person' in the image of the state.

Totalitarian regimes often promulgate a narrative of destiny or inevitability surrounding their rule and maintain power through a combination of propaganda, censorship, and terror. Opposition is not tolerated, and the rule of law becomes a tool of the state, mutable to suit its purposes. The result is a societal structure in which citizens exist more as captives under surveillance than participants in a shared governance. The influence of Hannah Arendt on the study of totalitarianism is significant, as her work "The Origins of Totalitarianism" highlights the unique and pernicious nature of these regimes compared to other forms of dictatorship.