On 1/17/14, 10:58 AM, glen wrote:
That may well
flesh out the rest of the aspects of fascism as identified by Orwell and
Eco. For example, fetishizing the military appeals to an authoritarian,
machine-like lack of decision making ability ... at least at the leaves
if not the trunk.
Another take is that the various suggested properties of fascism you
listed arise from this lack of ability. A sense that a (national)
direction must be set and protected from the self-indulgent people that
lack the vision and conviction -- as opposed to the vision being stupid
and pointless and destructive. Fascism is an organized kind of
pandering to frustration. In this view, citizens in countries with a
weak middle class economy would be particularly prone to this kind of
pandering. In contrast, where there are expectations of appropriate
behavior by adults, self-control over frustration is self-regulating.
Where these norms don't exist, then the appeal to the Leader, the Cause,
the Enemy, etc.
Marcus
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