international level. However‚ the Singaporean population is growing in education and income‚ causing an increase in demand for plurality and accountability‚ and the decrease of it being the ‘Asian Model’ it once was portrayed to be. Singapore’s authoritarianism is appealing because of the results it has brought onto the state such as political stability and affordable housing. The mass Asian public believes democracy is the best form of government‚ and distinct “Asian values” are increasingly rejected
Premium Democracy Liberal democracy United States
Amendment‚ stating that "citizens must be free to seek out any media‚ regardless of content‚ that they deem appropriate for entertainment‚ information‚ or education. Denying the rights of the consumer‚ in any area‚ is one of the hallmarks of authoritarianism." This amendment protects the freedom of free literacy. Citizens have a right to choose and read whatever text or literacy they want. Although banning books does not prevent information that children are exposed to but gives parents the rights
Free Education School Teacher
Punk ideologies are a group of varied social and political beliefs associated with the punk subculture. In its original incarnation‚ the punk subculture was primarily concerned with concepts such as rebellion‚ anti-authoritarianism‚ individualism‚ free thought and discontent. Punk ideologies are usually expressed through punk rock music‚ punk literature‚ spoken word recordings‚ punk fashion‚ or punk visual art. SEX PISTOLS The Sex Pistols were an English punk band formed in London in 1975. They
Premium Punk rock Rock music
population with a dependence on immediate satisfaction. In perusing Orwell’s dystopia‚ what turns out to be clear is that his nightmarish future has turned into our present. Henry Giroux addresses this in Culture of Cruelty: The Age of Neoliberal Authoritarianism. Subsequent to perusing this determination‚ we ought to comprehend that what the rich are currently doing to the white collar class is the thing that the working class as of now did to poor people. It may be insightful to really take a glimpse
Premium
individuals to rent property from the state. In both forms of government‚ the state centrally controls business in one way or another. Therefore‚ a more accurate spectrum of political thought lies between libertarianism and authoritarianism. Communism and fascism are both forms of authoritarianism but there are several political characteristics that are unique to fascism. Within a fascist society‚ the government attempts to indoctrinate people with a strong sense of nationalism. Mussolini founded the
Premium Fascism Benito Mussolini
I think that the Cold War has done the most to shape our world today. Two key events that took place during this era was the questioning of the Treaty of Versailles and the failure of the League of Nations. After World War I and II‚ the Allies did not require a total surrender from Germany during the first World War‚ which made some believe that the Treaty of Versailles was disagreeable towards the German people. Instead of doing what they had planned above‚ the Allies decided to fight both Germany
Premium World War II Cold War Soviet Union
Fascism”. Martin Blinkhorn‚ author of “Fascism and the Right in Europe 1919-1945” claims that such a terminology is less than intellectually stimulating. The reason for this is during this period‚ European Fascism and other forms of right-wing authoritarianism were considered the same. The problem with this belief‚ Blinkhorn argues is “fascism” is very much distinct in features from other right-wing extremist parties‚ movements and regimes. As a social and political historian‚ Blinkhorn’s concern is
Premium Fascism Benito Mussolini
When I look back at some of the most famous and important historical figures we have had in the United States‚ the first person that comes to my mind is Benjamin Franklin. He influenced me by being more than one person. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States‚ a noted polymath‚ a printer‚ a leading author‚ political theorist‚ politician‚ post master‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ civic activist‚ statesman‚ and diplomat. Whatever our country needed him to be‚ he was. Benjamin Franklin was a
Premium United States Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin
(1971) found that although cadets and students did not vary greatly on background characteristics‚ the “military mind” was a main differentiation between them. The military mind‚ as Goertzel and Hengst put it‚ were opinions favoring “personality authoritarianism‚ misanthropy [general hatred of human nature]‚ punitiveness‚ intolerance‚ aggressive nationalism‚ political-economic conservatism‚ belief in imperialism‚ and preference for
Premium Military Military of the United States
between China and its smaller (communist) Southeastern Asian neighbors such as Cambodia and Vietnam. Communist countries were partially authoritarian because of Marxism. The nature of establishing and perpetuating a command economy demanded authoritarianism. While China has wiggled out of many of the responsibilities and pitfalls of running a command economy by establishing market-driven economic reform‚ it remains authoritarian. This illustrates that while the key components of Marxism are abandoned
Premium Communism Russia Soviet Union