Political Science 1020E Quiz: Fascism
14 Dec 2015
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The twenty-first lecture discusses fascism, an ideology that haunted the world during the middle decades of the twentieth century. They are totalitarians who aim to control society in all its aspects; and they reject enlightenment ideals and both liberal and socialist politics. Fascism is linked to earlier ideas such as: (1) the counter-enlightenment emphasis on irrationality and human division into antagonistic groups, (2) nationalism and xenophobia, and (3) elitism. In italy, benito mussolini"s fascists prioritized national unity as opposed to class struggle, and glorified the leader himself, who should be loved and followed blindly by his people. Mussolini celebrated war and individual sacrifice for the state (which must be an object of worship). Ball, dagger, and o"neill characterize adolph hitler"s nazism as fascism plus racism". Hitler claims that the german people must defeat its enemies, including jews, communists, and liberals. The people need a strong, dominant, charismatic leader whose authority should be unrestricted.
