Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Lebensraum, Class Conflict, Social Darwinism
26 Feb 2016
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*exam* capitalism produces a boom and bust" trade cycle, a wastefully inefficient distribution of work and unjust inequalities. if you agree with these claims you are most likely a: socialist. Fascism was the major political innovation of the 20th century and the source of much of its pain. Attack on socialism and the rule of law: in the name of the nation. Totalitarian- state is all encompassing, state power is to totally control society at all levels. Reactionary- in favour of radical change, reacts against socialism, liberalism, Destruction of all intermediate organizations (such as trade unions) National unity (the nation must be free from divisions in order to realize the glory and power of the nation state) with a need for the nation to expand. If you are a critic you get killed or beaten up. Everything for the state, nothing against the state, nothing outside the state. The novelist thomas mann"s evaluation of the rise of hitler.
