: Anxiety that is not attached to a specific object or threat, leaving people in a constant state of unease.
: Desmet distinguishes between a classic dictatorship, which relies on physical force and fear, and totalitarianism, which is built on the internal psychological state of the population. In totalitarianism, the "masses" actively participate in their own subjugation. MATTIAS DESMET & THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TOTALITARIAN...
: Building alternative communities and systems (economic, social, educational) that operate outside the mainstream narrative helps maintain psychological resilience and provides a place for those who do not subscribe to the mass formation. : Anxiety that is not attached to a