Looks like Im gonna have to rewrite my fascism presentation. Or maybe rather, its time to start working on Part II... From Wikipedia article on inverted totalitarianism: >>...here are three main ways in which inverted totalitarianism is the inverted form of classical totalitarianism **Whereas in Nazi Germany the state dominated economic actors, in inverted totalitarianism, corporations through political contributions and lobbying, dominate the United States, with the government acting as the servant of large corporations. This is considered normal rather than corrupt. **While the Nazi regime aimed at the constant political mobilization of the population, with its Nuremberg rallies, Hitler Youth, and so on, inverted totalitarianism aims for the mass of the population to be in a persistent state of political apathy. The only type of political activity expected or desired from the citizenry is voting. Low electoral turnouts are favorably received as an indication that the bulk of the population has given up hope that the government will ever help them. **While the Nazis openly mocked democracy, the United States maintains the conceit that it is the model of democracy for the whole world.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:10:14 +0000
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