POLS 110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Aryan Race, Theocracy, Authoritarianism
1 Sep 2016
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Pols 110a week 10 fascism and fundamentalism. This form of government arose in the 1920s with the regime of mussolini (italy - 1922), hitler (germany - 1923) and franco (spain - 1933). Root word: fasci (italian) a bundle of rods o. If you tie rods in a bundle they are unbreakable, like the strength of the state. Tenets: rejection of reason: passion and emotions should rule, human nature: power seeking, exclusive, greedy, envious. Cultural elements: anti-intellectual/lack of critical thinking jingoism, nationalism and racism commodification and instrumentalization of all of society (people, art, nature, work) fascination with elites concern for borders/boundaries and their policing anti-immigration sentiment. Working class: fears of joblessness youth: music and anti-establishment sentiment. Not the purview of any one religion. A theocracy is necessary where state mirrors religious values and promotes correct behaviour. There is a concern with democracy as it may lead to secularism.
