Arendt (as a woman) thinks it's "loneliness" that facilitates the rise of totalitarianism. No, it's the destruction of community, especially male fraternity, and republicanism (by the state and its oligarchy), and the exploitation by the state of men looking for meaning that leads to totalitarianism. Totalitarianism is just the next stage of the development of the state.
AEON: Where loneliness can lead by Samantha Rose Hill
Hannah Arendt enjoyed her solitude, but she believed that loneliness could make people susceptible to totalitarianism
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