humanity. Fromm argues that “human history began with an act of disobedience‚ and that it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience” (246). Since the beginning of human history‚ concepts such as individuality‚ authority‚ and totalitarianism‚ have been placed side by side often for comparison and tested by the events that they provoked. The two factors that have both aided and create difficulties for human progression are obedience and disobedience. Although Fromm uses religious and
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Reagan portrayed himself as tough and communism and increased military spending dramatically while in office. We’re approaching the end of a bloody century plagued by a terrible political invention- Totaliarianism. "…the regime planted by totalitarianism have had more than third years to establish the legitimacy: but none- not one regime- has yet to risk free
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Napoleon was easily one of the most authoritative persuaders in history. During his time‚ he drastically changed the whole diagram of Europe‚ as well as the political playing field of the time. Napoleon was able to deprive power from his famous Coup of 18 Brumaire and was raised to power as Frist Consul of French‚ in which many believe ended the French revolution. Once Napoleon overthrew The Directory and established himself as the ruler of France‚ which only lasted from 1799 to 1814. His first move
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Conformity By Nida Akhtar Shazil Habib Shehryar Hamid Sabeen Nasar Shehryar Ahmed Alina Ishaque Submitted to Ms. Zahbia Sarfaraz Introduction Conformity is one the most broad areas in Social Psychology. Conformity is basically the tendency for people to bring their behavior in line with the unanimous opinion of a group‚ in other words succumbing to group pressure‚ is conformity. There are certain factors that increase and decrease the level of conformity which will be discussed later
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Journal entry #1 The world in which Winston Smith lives in is very frightening. It is very unlikely that people from the world we live in would survive for long living in it. I think it is an awful time to be alive because you have no freedom at all. Winston is in the worst possible position‚ he is in the Outer Party. He is being monitored at all times and he can only cooperate. It seems that the proles and the Inner Party are much better off. I think that this is true because nobody cares about
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that of Mill. John Locke was one of the greatest philosopher in Europe in the end of 17th CE who wrote one of the most monumental books of the 18th CE ‚ The Second treatise of Government. Much of Locke’s work is characterized by opposition to authoritarianism. This opposition is both on the level of the individual person and on the level of institutions such as government and church. For the individual‚ Locke wants each of us to use reason to search after truth rather than simply accept the opinion
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When trying to explain the complexities of human behaviour Adorno et al’s (1950) research into authoritarian personality emphasised that early childhood experiences have a strong impact on personality. Rokeach (1960) observed dogmatism as a cognitive function‚ not connected to personality. Bigelow and La Gaipa (1975) highlighted friendship and the interaction with others to be an important influence on behaviour. Biology; the relationship between the brain and the cognitive process ‘language’ is
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downsides. Democracy isn’t perfect‚ but that form of government seems to be the most peaceful‚ especially in America. “What difference does it make to the dead‚ the orphans and the homeless‚ whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?” ― Mahatma Gandhi People’s democracy is the lifeblood of socialism. ... As an important part of the overall reform‚ political restructuring must be constantly deepened along with economic and social
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social responsibility to the public or society because its only concern is to increase profits for itself and for its shareholders. He states that when companies concern themselves with the community rather than focusing on profits‚ it leads to totalitarianism. A corporation is an artificial person and therefore cannot be socially responsible. The pros of friedman’s concept: 1) Reduce profits in short run. 2) Possibility of discord with shareholders. 3) Increase cost of products. The cons of
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Republic of China became the new face of China. Communist rule requires that all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. However‚ when Mao became the leader of China he ruled through totalitarianism and became greedy with power after the Great Leap Forward. A dictator is a man or woman who wants power and will make sure he obtains it through any means necessary. One way he expressed his power is by taking over Tibet and overruling the country’s
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