Totalitarianism

1. How does this episode explain the dangers of totalitarianism? “The Obsolete Man” explains the dangers of totalitarianism by creating such a scenario in which we are forced to realize how a totalitarian state could turn out to be. In this case, Mr. Wordsworth, a librarian, is called in by the state to a hearing that would determine if he was obsolete. The government has already deemed the elderly, the sick, the disabled, and those who do not hold a ‘valid’ role in society as such, and chose…

Gareth Jones was a newspaper journalist that publicized the secret behind Japan’s political aim and how european totalitarianism affect the Meji Empire.From Gareth Jones’s endnotes diary he stated “Matsuoka had faced the world for his country at Geneva. When asked about his political aims, he replied that he was agitating to abolish political parties as the West was already…

However, after researching these articles, I have realized that the ideas contained in the novel are apparent in current events today. Although Orwell’s prediction that totalitarianism would take over many governments by this time was wrong, his book may have been one of the reasons for this, and I see, in other countries, totalitarianism being…

name Eric Blair, the 1984 and Animal Farm author is more commonly known as George Orwell. This pseudonym allowed him to safely write critiques, essays, and novels that explicitly state his view of the world around him and his abhorrence towards totalitarianism. The time he spent serving in the Spanish Civil War deepened this hatred. While fighting he saw democratic socialism twist into totalitarian socialism. This new form of socialism scared Orwell because it crushed the idea of equality and…

Totalitarianism Government in Italy Totalitarianism government works only towards the leader of the government, and how that leader believes the country should be ran. This takes away any rights and freedoms of the single individual people within it. Leaders of totalitarianism take pride in the country and fear any type of rebellion or disagreement. Therefore, the rights are taken away and punishment is harshly given to anyone that steps out of line. The very serious and powerful leaders do…

of the dangers and horrors of totalitarianism. His anti-totalitarian views were conveyed in his writings before 1984, but they have been consistent in appearing in all of his writings; in fact, within the academic journal “Self And Space, Resistance And Discipline: A Foucauldian Reading Of George Orwell 's 1984”, the author quotes Orwell, who says, “Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written directly or indirectly against totalitarianism” (Tyner 132). Having seen…

and definitely not interchangeable. Machiavelli considers fear a tool for maintaining political power. Terror, on the other hand, is not a means to achieving a goal; terror is the political environment. Totalitarianism is the system through which it is implemented. The reach of totalitarianism is only extended by Foucault’s Panopticon and surveillance society. The extended reach promotes the molding of citizens to subjects. The Lives of Others demonstrates many of these effects of living in a…

the waist downwards,” as Winston puts it. The entire book is a treatise on the ill effects of totalitarianism on people and the world at large; Orwell wrote it at a time where several totalitarian regimes existed (i.e. Spain, Germany), but the pushback against such ideas was little to none on a global scale. Orwell clearly meant to get the message across that any type of authority approaching totalitarianism or fascism was rotten to the core.…

One of them includes a lack of privacy as people would be watched 24 hours non-stop. When Winston goes to his apartment, he would go to a corner and sit with his back facing the telescreen so that he would not be seen. Another example of totalitarianism would be certain programs took away a person’s character. One of these programs was called the “two minutes hate” Where people would crush their feelings. One specific example from the book would be “A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness…

Plato more explicitly says that no person can challenge another’s position or role in the Kallipolis because if someone is suited to the role of ruling or shows leadership, no individual can interfere in their duty to do so (Popper, 1962) and if for any reason these roles are conflated or practised by the wrong individual than this will have dangerous consequences for society (Kallipolis). Not only is this approach extremely problematic because it completely diminishes he idea of any meritocracy…