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'''''Liberal Totalitarianism''''' refers to [[liberal]] attempts to mute all opposition to liberal [[beliefs]].

'''''Liberal Totalitarianism''''' refers to [[liberal]] attempts to mute all opposition to liberal [[beliefs]].

Liberals attempt to silence all criticism of their ideology by slandering [[conservatives]] and other opponents as [[racist]], [[reactionary]], legally enforce [[political correctness]], and establish legislation making many forms of religious speech illegal under misnamed [[hate speech]] laws. This is despite the fact that liberal (defined partly as "open-minded or tolerant...not bound by authoritarianism..."<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref><ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberal</ref>) and totalitarian (partly defined as "authoritarian...political and cultural expression is suppressed"<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/totalitarianism</ref><ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/totalitarianism</ref>) are mutually exclusive characteristics of a government, group or individual.  

Liberals attempt to silence all criticism of their ideology by slandering [[conservatives]] and other opponents as [[racist]], [[reactionary]], legally enforce [[political correctness]], and establish legislation making many forms of religious speech illegal under misnamed [[hate speech]] laws.

These attempts to remove first amendment rights (see [[Fairness Doctrine]]), along with [[gun control]] and the outlawing of [[creation science]] and even [[homeschooling]], have led many critics to note the parallel between the modern liberal movement and 20th century [[totalitarian]] regimes.<ref>Jonah Goldberg, "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning"</ref><ref>Edmund Burke Institute [http://www.edmundburkeinstitute.org/documents/The_Just_Cause_Liberal_Totalitarianism.pdf]</ref><ref>[http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/p_hollrah/06262007.htm  The Nazification of the American Left], Paul R. Hollrah, ''New Media Journal'', June 26, 2007.</ref>

These attempts to remove first amendment rights (see [[Fairness Doctrine]]), along with [[gun control]] and the outlawing of [[creation science]] and even [[homeschooling]], have led many critics to note the parallel between the modern liberal movement and 20th century [[totalitarian]] regimes.<ref>Jonah Goldberg, "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning"</ref><ref>Edmund Burke Institute [http://www.edmundburkeinstitute.org/documents/The_Just_Cause_Liberal_Totalitarianism.pdf]</ref><ref>[http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/p_hollrah/06262007.htm  The Nazification of the American Left], Paul R. Hollrah, ''New Media Journal'', June 26, 2007.</ref>