Totalitarian regimes compel obsession that must never be uttered

Evidence

Always speak of it, never think of it 1. Immer davon reden, nie daran denken: inversion of the pro-Anschluss slogan in pre-war Austria, Nie davon reden, immer daran denken (never speak of it, always think of it). — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia, 294

Categorization

Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims

• XREF: Checks against Adorno’s broader claim that damaged life inverts public speech and private thought.