Totalitarian Governments In Donald Trump's Make America Great Again !

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Other than through the eyes of the dictators, there is no way to positively look at totalitarian governments. When the government has total power over both a state and the individuals within it, basic personal freedoms such as privacy, security, and individuality are thrown out the window. Totalitarian dictators such as Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini not only corrupted Russia, Germany, and Italy, respectively, but killed millions upon millions of people in the process. The scary part about history is that it often repeats itself, and with the upcoming presidential election, there is a possibility of such an occurrence. Many people are aware of Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again!” While this may seem like a patriotic symbol

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