To continue with the thoughts on Narcissism, if a narcissistic parent wants to see themselves in their children, and can only see the parts of them which fit within the window they are viewing them through, then to derive Leftism psychologically one need merely posit the aspiring totalitarian as an aspiring parent–someone with a paternalistic ethos–and who wants to be able to see all of their “children”, the citizens of that nation, through a lens contorted to conform to that persons desire to see him or herself in all those he or she rules.
Why is conformity so critical for totalitarians? It is not just about command and control. No one ever doubted the Romans were in charge, but they allowed considerable diversity. No, it goes much deeper. The totalitarian wants to generalized themselves, wants to see themselves reflected in every face and every window.
They do this because they have no sense of having souls. They are clinically mad, and the mountains of bodies–how high would a 100 million body pile go?–serve as clear testament to that.