On Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:37:48 -0400, Warp wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> A totalitarian regime is a regime
> 
> And that's the point. It's a regime, a form of government.
> 
> Going somewhere, doing something, and then leaving, is not a form of
> government and has absolutely nothing to do with totalitarianism. Not
> even if that something were a negative thing.

While you may find totalitarianism defined as a form of government, 
totalitarianism is an extreme form of authoritarianism, which elevates 
the power of authority over individual freedoms.

Totalitarianism is the extremist point that you're advocating (whether 
there is a government involved or not) in that your authority trumps the 
individual freedoms of those you would subject to your rules and enforce 
your "moral superiority" on.

Now, if you want to debate this in a rational manner that doesn't involve 
telling the people who disagree with you that they're horrible people or 
monsters, I'm happy to do that.

If, however, you're going to continue to engage in ad hominem attacks 
against those you disagree with, then we're done here.

Jim

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