Mattias Desmet's "The Psychology of Totalitarianism" focuses on a modern, tech-driven totalitarianism, contrasting with past dictatorships.
Governments are increasing control over private lives, silencing dissent and suppressing alternative viewpoints.
Desmet discusses mass formation, a psychological process that undermines individual thinking and promotes collective behavior.
The 2020 pandemic highlighted this new totalitarianism, with lockdowns, "scientific" mandates,…
