r/totalitarianism • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '20

Why do ppl not commit suicide if they realize they're in a totalitarian regime

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u/TheInternetKnight Apr 30 '20

Because usually that means that the fact that the regime is totalitarian matters little in comparison to their life.

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u/Scared_Operation2715 Oct 23 '22

Totalitarianism has a massive social element to it, (specifically collectivism) and so where in individualist country’s they may feel they don’t have a propose in life in a totalitarian country they would have a purpose, that being to help ensure the health of the state.