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>>15583853
First of all there is a difference between authoritarian and totalitarian. Secondly you shouldn't think of these things as moral absolutes, because neither system is inherently more moral than the other. Thirdly, civic authority and legalism are moral standings, if your question had been "why is following the law good while breaking it is bad" then we could discuss morality. In my opinion, regardless of politics, civic authority is important because law and the intermediaries who create/follow it are in turn trying to create an environment which will sustain culture and faith. This is not to say that violence is unproductive or unjust (in fact all political authority is taken as a form of violence), but that civilization is built on the direction and systematic forms of force that keep us safe and able to do normal human things. I would refer to >>15583874 strongly, because the understanding that populism is not a moral good is the only way to really answer your question. I.e. read Burke and Hobbes (that's not Calvin and Hobbes you theoriless fag).