How Hannah Arendt’s Classic Work on Totalitarianism Illuminates Today’s America
Freedom is fragile, and when demagogues speak, and others start following them, it is wise to pay attention.
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The political party system, and parliamentary government more generally, were regarded as corrupt and oligarchic. Such an environment was fertile ground for a “mob mentality,” in which outsiders — Jews, Roma, Slavs, gays, “cosmopolitan intellectuals” — could be scapegoated and a savior could be craved: “The mob always … [ Read more ]
Author: Jeffrey C. Isaac | Source: The Washington Post (December 17, 2016) | Subjects: Excerpts, Politics & Public Policy