Question

What method do totalitarian governments use to gain the support of people?

Answer 1

Totalitarian governments usually convince their people two support them in two ways: (1) propaganda extolling the virtues of the state and repressing/torturing the dissent and (2) creating a scapegoat or focusing extensively on a genuine threat that the totalitarian regime can claim to be fighting in the people's name.

Answer 2

Promoting a national goal: Apex