#######, especially in its early stages, is obliged to be and frankly opportunistic in order to appeal to many diverse groups. Nevertheless, a few key concepts are basic to it. First and most important is the glorification of the state and the total subordination of the individual to it. The state is defined as an organic whole into which individuals must be absorbed for their own and the states benefit. This total state is absolute in its methods and unlimited by law in its control and direction of its citizens. Another element of ####### is its elitism. Salvation from rule by the mob and the destruction of the existing social order can be effected only by an authoritarian leader who embodies the highest ideals of the nation. This concept of the leader as hero or superman, borrowed in part from the romanticism of Friedrich Nietzsche , Thomas Carlyle , and Richard Wagner , is closely linked with #######s rejection of reason and intelligence and its emphasis on vision, creativeness, and the will. What does this describe?
Posted on: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 08:56:00 +0000
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