Is Saudi Arabia an example of totalitarian regime?

Answer 1

It's an interesting question and not an easy one to answer. Totalitarian states are very rare and usually don't last long. The idea is a state that seeks to establish total control over its citizen/subjects. Saudi leaders certainly show totalitarian impulses, and things like the 'religious police,' the filtering of the internet, complete control of the media, and the high degree of programming of peoples' minds certainly show the 'big brother' aspects of the saudi state. my evaluation is that it is an aspiring totalitarian regime.