Liberalism=Totalitarianism?

[Perndog]

Maybe it takes a totalitarian leader to maintain an extremely liberal system (ex. Russian/Chinese communism), and this is why no socialist groups or nations have existed for long without very strict leaders. With social/economic classes supposedly abolished and all citizens nominally equal and unable to gain superiority over their peers (which everyone seeks - keeping up with the Joneses, etc.), I think unrest would be too high to quell without such leadership.

Opinions?