Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Lebensraum, Class Conflict, Social Darwinism
28 Dec 2017
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Poli sci lecture #19: fascism (cid:498)fascism was the major political innovation of the 20th century and the source of much of its pain. (cid:499) robert paxton, the anatomy of fascism: around the time of french revolution. Socialism, liberalism: cult of leadership: cult of a leader, mussolini in italy and then hitler in. Irrationalism: rejection of rationality, fascism is the poster child for this, appeal to emotions not reason. Mussolini"s fascism: national unity: the agent that needs to be free is the nation in order to realize, should be willing for your country and leader, celebration of war sided. Nazism 1 the power of the state, all need to like the same things: also need for the nation to expand, no place for good opponents. Hitler promised against this: charismatic: hitler convinced people of honorable intensions without underlying ideas, against ideas, against freedom, truth and justice,
