totalitarianism

To consider this question, first we should establish what totalitarianism means. For purposes of this thread, I referred to the Wikipedia article on Totalitarianism and extracted the following: It seems to me that at least two Islamic states where Sharia is the official law, Saudi Arabia and...

Do the words "genocide" and "totalitarianism" connote an ethical judgement? Subquestion: should such terms be used in descriptions of "totalitarian states" and "acts of genocide" when such descriptions purport to be objective and unbiased? My opinion: even if 'genocide' can be used objectively...