The Totalitarian Leftist Tactics against the Right

Yes, I agree, I thought the same when I read Vimesey's post, but as you also note: I'm trying to think of a totalitarian regime that wasn't brutal. Here are some examples of totalitarian regimes that come to mind:

• North Korea
• Yugoslavia under Tito
• Romania under Ceausescu
• Russia under Stalin
• Italy under Mussolini
• Germany under Hitler

Were any any of these totalitarian regimes benevolent? Or maybe there are benevolent totalitarian regimes I failed to list? If we can find no benevolent totalitarian regimes then I think we'd have to conclude that totalitarianism always travels with brutality. Right. Or another way you could put it, if we apply extreme terms to the everyday then the words have no value when applied where they actually fit.--Percy

A totalitarian mentality would want what Hitler had or what Kim Jong-un has. That message is from Theodoric, and the exchange that actually followed doesn't support you. It goes like this: Also, I interpreted Theodoric's use of the phrase "were passing" to mean "were in the legislative process." Note that you said "passed" while Theodoric said "were passing." Big difference. Higher levels of government do not equate to a greater level of totalitarianism, and neither does appealing to them. What I hear in all your words is that you object to laws where you believe common sense should rule. But the universality of common sense is a myth, and for civil rights the federal government is the correct jurisdiction.--Percy

Scanning through your old messages, at a minimum you've objected to Obama's LGBT guidelines, fairly strenuously and critically. More generally you object to laws at a federal level that you believe would be more appropriately addressed with a patchwork of inconsistent state or local level laws. You think individuals should interact with one another to figure things out instead of having laws. And finally, people who believe other than you are totalitarian in their thinking.Labeling people authoritarian isn't going to communicate what you mean to others, not without several paragraphs of clarification. That's how you know you're misusing the word. Hey, you're a nihilist, let me explain what I mean by that...--Percy

North Carolina is planning to repeal their HB2 act that eliminates LBGT discrimination protections. HB2 required LGBT's to use public bathrooms corresponding to their birth certificates. From CNN: North Carolina leaders agree to repeal bathroom bill, but many see flawsThe repeal bill, which many dismissively label HB2.0, doesn't provide any LGBT protections, and prevents municipalities from passing their own protections until 2020.Loss of business has been cited as the reason for the repeal. Movie-making and sports events have flowed out of the state to other venues, and it's affected tourism.--PercyEdited by Percy, : Grammar.Edited by Percy, : Improve clarity.

His every tweet says otherwise. You mean by taking away their healthcare? He's behaving like a demon and committing perfidies, what do you expect? Uh, no. There's so much smoke a special counsel (Robert S. Mueller) has been appointed to investigate. If you don't like the names don't do the deeds.--Percy

Fox News has reported all the same things.--Percy

Paul Manafort is the second person associated with Trump (the first was Michael Flynn) who has had to retroactively register as a foreign agent. See for example:

• Former Trump campaign chairman registers as a foreign agent (CNN)
  
• Russia investigation suspect Paul Manafort just followed Michael Flynn and registered as a foreign agent. What does that mean? (Newsweek)

--Percy