Aristotle defined tyranny as an illegitimate form of government by one individual that tightly controlled every part of life and government. Adolf Hitler is the most notorious tyrant. Using a totalitarian society from the past or present, discuss how the state and its leader attempt to impede citizens from exercising their rights. In your discussion, explain some components of an “ideal citizen,” consequences of voter apathy, and ways the state controls the citizen. Use a historical or contemporary example of a totalitarian country. Describe the three ways, violence, propaganda, and scapegoating, that leaders use to keep control in the country. State and describee two ways of stopping a totalitarian regime by using political socialization, civil disobedience, resist propaganda. Discuss voter apathy.
