Does the rejection of Liberalism need to be followed by the implementation of a Totalitarian government? In both contemporary and historical examples of nations refusing to accept Liberalism, the government has always ended up being Totalitarian. For instance, in Russia Liberalism was rejected and a communist government took its place. Eventually, the government degraded into a totalitarian regime because of the corruption and greed of the leaders. Ideally, this was not what the revolutionaries had expected and it was not meant to happen. The revolution in Cuba was fairly similar to the Russian revolution. Cuba did not become a totalitarian state for three years after the revolution. While every country I am aware of that refused Liberalism has become totalitarian, there is a chance that the leader of one of these nations might not be corrupt or power hungry and may keep their promises. However, it would have to be a perfect situation with the people in question having flawless morals.
I see you hold little faith in the propensity of revolutionaries to remain true to their values.
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