Joost A.M. Meerloo Quote: Why Doubt Is Dangerous in Totalitarianism

„Puzzlement and doubt are, however, already crimes in the totalitarian state. The mind that is open for questions is open for dissent. In the totalitarian regime the doubting, inquisitive, and imaginative mind has to be suppressed. The totalitarian slave is only allowed to memorize, to salivate when the bell rings.“

Joost A.M. MeerlooJoost A.M. Meerloo explains why doubt is forbidden in totalitarian regimes and intellectual freedom is suppressed.
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This quote highlights the destructive nature of totalitarian systems that suppress free thought and critical questioning to maintain control.


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Literature on mass media
Joost A.M. Meerloo|authority, doubt, fear industry, mass media, press, psychology, socialism, state, surveillance state, technocracy

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