The Psychology of Totalitarianism — How Fear Turns Isolation into Conformity
What happens when people embrace conformity because it offers relief from anxiety, uncertainty, and social isolation?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Using The Psychology of Totalitarianism by Mattias Desmet as its lens, this episode investigates the psychological conditions that can make a population receptive to mass formation and expanding institutional control.
Desmet argues that loneliness, meaninglessness, free-floating anxiety, and frustration create a vulnerable social environment. When a public narrative identifies an object of fear…
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