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The Origins of Totalitarianism

There is a terrible relationship between the ruler and the ruled; the Jews lived a restricted life during the Nazi terror. The Nazi government imposed prohibitions and restrictions on finances, transportation, health care food, and diet and property possession. The ruler forced the Jewish people to divorce, but they failed. Therefore they forced them to intermarry. Through intermarriage, Victor was able to survive even though it lowered his wife’s social status. George remitted some money to Victor from a  blocked account; he did not reply to his letters. The totalitarian government oppresses its people and has control over their public and private life. Totalitarianism is evident when workers and farmers are exploited, and they feel like they are slaves of the upper-class landlords and the capitalists who are believed to be thieves. They eat the fruit of exploitation, which is property. Newspapers hide the truth about what is happening, and they sugar coat the wellbeing of the country. We know less about today than about yesterday. (Klemperer). The totalitarian government also restricts opposition from citizens upon its claims. The totalitarian government is a militarist regime. Japan and Germany declare that they will dominate throughout the world. One characteristic of the totalitarian government is that it exercises a high degree of control and dictatorship.  The Sumitomo Metal Company cheats its workers, overworks them while underpaying them. They compare this exploitation to wringing sweat and blood for a pittance (19.4). People who decide the salaries for farmers and other workers are unfair and unjust.

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Arendt, Hannah. The Origins of Totalitarianism. 1951.

Klemperer, Victor. ‘ The Diaries of Victor Klemperer.’ I will witness (1998): 267-268