Before we arrive in Europe . .
we need to do a little . . "homework"
While Rusty and Wrinkles chew on the . . "Who is Who ?" . . and . . "What is What ?" . .
maybe we will all . . benefit . . to some degree
by thinking a bit about . . Vocabulary . . that's going to dominate many Sites.
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Where does the word "NAZI" come from?
Nazi . . is shorthand for . . 1st 2 syllables . . of the . . German pronunciation
of 'National' . . ( 'Na tsi o 'nal' )
Nazism
☛ Re - Defined Marxist theory of ' Inter - national ' Socialism . . ( global )
☛ Instead . . Nazism emphasized . . 'National' Socialism . . ( only ➤ Germany)
Nazism
☛ Re - Defined Marxist theory of ' Inter - national ' Socialism . . ( global )
☛ Instead . . Nazism emphasized . . 'National' Socialism . . ( only ➤ Germany)
It . . Borrowed . .
Fascism's . . 'pseudo - scientific Racism' . .
making . . 'German' . . nationality the . . 'Superior Master Race'
It is . . 'group' - focused
'dividing' humanity by . .
religion
ethnicity
gender
race
economic 'hierarchy'
religion
ethnicity
gender
race
economic 'hierarchy'
It is . . Fixated . . on the . . 'HAVE' group (vs) 'HAVE - NOTS'
& . . Ignites the . . 'Nots' . . to revolt against the . . 'Haves'
JEWS . . take the biggest hit : deemed . .
wrong Race . wrong Religion . wrong Ethnicity
So the . . NAZI GOAL was / is to . . .
E l i m i n a t e the . . Jews !
E l i m i n a t e the . . Jews !
The big Name here is . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADOLF HITLER
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Communism
has . . many 'off - shoots' . .
has . . many 'off - shoots' . .
( for example ) :
Leninism . Stalinism . Maoism . Marxism . Socialism
Communism is . . Class - less . . ( opposite of ) . . Class - 'conscious' . . Nazism
It is . . Race - less . . ( opposite of ) . . Nation - 'conscious' . . Nazism
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'Equal' work . . and . . 'Equal' benefits . . for . . everyone
( " One - Size . . fits All " )
Communism has . . NO tolerance for :
'Personal' Expression . 'Personal' Incentive . 'Personal' Creativity
( the direct "opposite" of .. Capitalism
which embraces all three )
( the direct "opposite" of .. Capitalism
which embraces all three )
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Communism allows . . NO . . Entrepreneurship
( another "cornerstone" of . . Capitalism )
because "private invention" . . empowers the . . 'individual'
(and . . weakens the . . Dictator's . . power)
Private Enterprise ( "Capitalism" ) . . threatens . . Communists
because
Individual (Personal) . . Thoughts & Ideas
Private ( Ownership ) . . of . . Home & Land & Business
are . . ALL . . 'Freedoms' . .
that e n c o u r a g e
Creative Incentive & Competition & "Personal" Choice
Private ( Ownership ) . . of . . Home & Land & Business
are . . ALL . . 'Freedoms' . .
that e n c o u r a g e
Creative Incentive & Competition & "Personal" Choice
( impossible . . for the dictator to . . 'Control' )
The big Name here is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOSEPH STALIN
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NAZISM . . and . . COMMUNISM
Have a lot in common . .
even though . . they
Distrust . . and . . Despise . . each other . .
- Concepts . . that apply to . . BOTH -
Reactionary
Build Empires
( top - down ) Power Hungry
Radical ( anti - traditional )
Provoke . . Wars
Black & White . . World
Little to No . . divergent thought
( Controlling . . . thoughts . words . deeds )
Strong Central ( top - down ) Political Control
Weaken . Overthrow . . 'Civil(ian) . . private' Liberties
Silence 'Dissent' - ( squash freedom - of - speech )
Minimize the Role of the 'Individual '
both are . . Totalitarian
both are . . Fascist
➤ both . . Collapse on . . "themselves" . . eventually
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So then . . TOTALITARIAN . . means what?
Totalitarianism . . is a Political "System"
. . where ONE - PARTY . . seeks to
. . CONTROL ALL ASPECTS of . . PUBLIC and PRIVATE LIFE
Centralized . Non - Democratic . Dictatorial
Il - liberal . Oppressive
It is . . 'IN - tolerant' . .
of any activity that is not directed toward
. . the GOALS . . of the . . Nation - State
All . . business . labor unions . churches . political parties
are . . repressively
CONTROLLED BY . .
dictatorial absolutist Heads of State / NATION / Country
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FASCISM
. . is an Ideology . . ( Social and Political )
. . guided by the Principle that
. . the Nation - State is . . # 1
. . the . . HIGHEST PRIORITY . .
( Few . . 'PERSONAL' or 'INDIVIDUAL' . . Freedoms )
You . . exist . . to serve . . the needs of the . . Government
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SOCIALISM
At its' core . . what are its' Goals ?
At its' core . . what are its' Goals ?
It is an economic 'system' . . with . . political 'theory'
giving . . increasing "power" to ☛ government
gradually reducing "power" . . of ➤ people
"Ownership" . . is . . political
minimizing . . ➤ private
A purely socialist state is one in which the government
is responsible for as close to 100% economic output as possible
is responsible for as close to 100% economic output as possible
( political . . 'ownership' and 'production' )
It . . spends the resulting income on . . "social" programs
shrinking "individuals" . . to maximum ☛
"dependency"
"dependency"
expanding political control . . to maximize "dominance over"
those reduced to . . "dependency"
for everything from . . food . . to . . healthcare.
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It's against . . "private" . . ownership
of . . anything . . ☛ "income - producing"
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Marxist theory calls "Socialism" the . .
'in - between' stage . .
when a society is . .
'transitioning ' . .
FROM . . ➤ . . CAPITALISM . .
TO ☛ . . COMMUNISM ( ! )
TO ☛ . . COMMUNISM ( ! )
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C A P I T A L I S M
will come up later
You can guess already . .
( after thinking about the ISMs above )
that those . . dominantly - named guys
would . . never tolerate
would . . never tolerate
"WE THE PEOPLE"
nor
nor
CITIZEN - "power"
nor
freedom - of - speech
nor
'private' accumulation of personal wealth or property
nor
nor
freedom - of - speech
nor
'private' accumulation of personal wealth or property
nor
nation - wide elections
nor
competition
nor
"representative" . . government ( 'people' power )
nor
competition
nor
"representative" . . government ( 'people' power )
. . let alone
constitutional . . protections ( for the private citizenry )
and
Courts . . of . . Law
constitutional . . protections ( for the private citizenry )
and
Courts . . of . . Law
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The leader of our land ( 2008 - 2016 )
The leader of our land ( 2008 - 2016 )
has on several occasions referred to our nation's
'founding documents' . . as
'founding documents' . . as
"Negative" . . Liberties
( What 'clue' does that give us about which way . . HE . . leans ? )
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No quizzes here !
But we all have a lot to think about . .
Soon time for Rusty and Wrinkles to head to the airport.
We look forward to lots of Fall color
traveling further north and moving into Autumn season.
Hopefully we'll have many photos worth sharing.
Central Europe .. here we come !
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