Word: totalitarian
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...radical students' stance is not ignored. Some more conservative Greeks are put off by the "totalitarian radical" nature of the association, ever since Harvard progressives wrested control of the association from less-activist MIT leadership nearly two years ago. And Greek-American radio stations and communities in the area do not like to entertain the association's opinions...
...What struck me most about Cuban socialism," says Schecter, "is that it seems informal compared with China and the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Despite strong totalitarian control, the presence of police and armed forces in the streets is not as apparent as in other socialist countries." Cuban authorities went out of their way to smooth the visit of Schecter and his colleagues, allowing the newsmen to fly in directly from Miami despite the absence of U.S.-Cuban diplomatic relations and providing them with special telex facilities. The citizen on the street proved equally genial. "On a walking tour...
...Greece, Portugal and Italy, the Communists these days are well be haved; there are no threats of revolution, no promises of immediate radical change. By avoiding Moscow bear hugs and pledging to abide by democratic processes, they entice voters who have lived through totalitarian regimes. At the same time, Communists along the southern tier are capitalizing on anti-Americanism - particularly in Greece, where Washington is currently despised for its Turkish tilt over Cyprus. The danger to the U.S. and the Western alli ance in button-down Communism is that it could eventually lead to a weakening of NATO...
...assertion seemed an overstatement. The thousands of Chileans who gathered in Santiago to commemorate the coup of Sept. 11 seemed to be celebrating the absolute order imposed by the junta after the chaos of a year ago. The "new Chile" proclaimed by its military rulers resembles much more a totalitarian than a democratic state...
...events in modern times have inspired men to as great heroics as did the Spanish Civil War, fought in 1936-9 between those loyal to the five-year old democratic government and the fascist forces of General Franco determined to turn Spain into a totalitarian state. Barely had the Popular Front government been elected, bringing to power a coalition of Communists, Socialists, and other elements of the Left, than Franco started an army revolt originating in northern Africa and quickly extended throughout Spain. While Franco's Nationalist troops were substantially reinforced by elite troops sent from Hitler's Germany...