Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Class Conflict, Social Darwinism, Mao Zedong
4 Jul 2013
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Counter enlightenment: we are not the same, we are different. Nationalism: romanticism of the nation as a self governing autonomous. Irrationalism: people are capable of the most obscene behaviour when they are apart of a crowd. National unity: nation is the agent, must be free from internal agents to realize the state"s power. Liberalism: no, obedience: yes: against freedom of speech, right to vote, right to office, etc. Who argued that means or moral considerations are as important as the victory of socialism: v. i. Lenin: joseph stalin, eduard bernstein, mao zedong, i. p. Two explanations for his rise in power: economic conditions. Made possible by the desperation and poverty caused by mass unemployment: his charisma. Cult of the personality of a leader. German people (volk) must defeat jews, communists and liberals. Need a strong and dominant leader: fuherprinzip, anti-democratic. Nationalism: racist, exclusive, blood and soil. Social darwinism: survival of the fittest and strongest, we should enhance that aggressive struggle.
