state. Despite the common association between fascism and totalitarianism, and attempts by the Italian state to implement fascism in theory, in practice Italian fascism did not show the signs required of a totalitarian state. Certainly, Italian fascism in theory fully embraced the theory of totalitarian government. In Benito Mussolini’s “Doctrine of Fascism”, written in the Encyclopedia Italiana in 1932, he writes of how “Fascism conceives of the state as an absolute, in comparison with which all individuals
industrial capitalism and political liberalism were not fitting for their nations. Italy, Germany, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics had governments that had some form of variance in their authority, but each nation proceeded to establish totalitarian governments. Russia was the first in which a totalitarianism state was established. Totalitarianism allowed the government to control every aspect of citizens’ lives. European totalitarianism experienced both
the Executive power in the hands of a responsible Ministry before Parliament. "This means on the one hand, that the State is, by definition, totalitarian, physical and spiritual, of the individual destinations and the activities of the society. On the other hand, in the period between the two world wars, many countries were falling into the hands of totalitarian dictatorships. These regimes received different names: in Russia was communism, in national-socialist Germany and Italy, fascism, and although
“Fascism desires the state to be strong and organic and to always be prepared for conflict”. Fascism includes things such as nationalism, hostility to democracy, racism, the love of symbols such as uniforms, parades and army discipline. It is a totalitarian philosophy which worships the state and nation. Fascism is an extreme right-wing that celebrates the nation or race as a pure community which exceeds all other loyalties and expectations (Downing, 2001). Most of the time it celebrates masculinity
Adolf Hitler Vs Benito Mussolini When speaking of modern totalitarian states Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini are bound to be mentioned. While being significant leader of the nation during time of depression and devastation, in which was caused by the first world war. They both were about to gain power in similar fascist and totalitarian views on how a country should be run. Despite their many similarities, they also were very different through their initial efforts of revolt, social ideas and
A totalitarian state is defined as “a few control everything,” and “the government controls every aspect of the citizens life.” This cannot be better exemplified than by Italy under the rule of the ruthless and violent dictator, Benito Mussolini. What a totalitarian state is, the characteristics it has, and how Italy turned into one are three points that will be studied in this essay. A brief look into Mussolini’s life and his rise to power will also be examined, as well as how his reign resulted
Napoleon The power hungry pig that leads the animals as a totalitarian dictator into an oppression that stated “All animals are equal/ but some are more equal than others” While Jones' tyranny can be somewhat excused due to the fact that he is a dull-witted drunkard, Napoleon's can only be ascribed to his blatant lust for power. The very first description of Napoleon presents him as a "fierce-looking" boar "with a reputation for getting his own way." Throughout the novel, Napoleon's method of
perspective to foremost illustrate the totalitarian values and panoptic vigilance within the society, where the capitalised threat “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” dramatically imparts the idea of a demagogical leader’s paranoia. Such paranoia breed insecurities which necessitate the need for indoctrination, revealing the nature of how an absolute political authoritarian regime operates in society. As a result, Orwell illustrates the necessity for indoctrination in a totalitarian society through the notion of
George Orwell – The Freedom of the Press (alternate preface) This book was first thought of, so far as the central idea goes, in 1937, but was not written down until about the end of 1943. By the time when it came to be written it was obvious that there would be great difficulty in getting it published (in spite of the present book shortage which ensures that anything describable as a book will 'sell '), and in the event it was refused by four publishers. Only one of these had any ideological
about is by far one of the most well known political allegories in our modern day and falls under the name of Animal Farm. It was initially written in 1943 by George Orwell as a criticism against the events that led up to the creation of the Soviet Union after the Russian revolution. The way Orwell chooses to depict the development of that totalitarian state is by using animals as his main characters, each on of them representing a group or a specific historical figure, for example, pig Napoleon portrays