How does an authoritarian having totalitarian agenda control the minds of the population

• Identify majority for support and Identify minority to target.
• Instil pride in majority through nationalism, building religious structures, statues, by showing developmental schemes which give a false sense of security among the majority.
• Suppress the opposition and descent.
• Demolish the independence of judiciary and law enforcement agencies.
• Control the media to spread misinformation and disinformation.
• Induce sense of victimization in majority by showing historical exploitation by minority.
• Instil fear by spreading propaganda and scare the majority that there is threat from minority.
• Dehumanize and demonize the minority by spreading fake news.
• Develop a cult following using media and other strategies.
• Promote oneself as the saviour and the one having the solutions to all problems.

~Praveen Jada

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