The Origins of Totalitarianism - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia

Prof. Jordan Peterson explores the disturbing link between Hitler's extreme orderliness, disgust sensitivity, and the rise of totalitarianism.He opens with a striking observation:"Totalitarian states, such as the Nazi regime, involve every military member becoming an identical, uniform unit in perfect imitation of the dictator."This imposition of uniformity, he explains, is how such regimes define order itself.But the deeper insight comes from research linking personality traits to political ext