Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Everything is a mess and I can fix it
Totalitarian governments became a craze during the 1930's. Russia, Germany, and many others jumped on the terrible totalitarian bandwagon. But why did this type of government became such a craze? WWI is to blame. The devestation provided by the war, coupled with the world wide depressions that insued during the late late 20's to early 30's left many countries lacking in strong leadership and direction. This allowed storng willed individuals to take control, promising stability and a rise to greatness. People just wanted someone to believe in. This need for leadership allowed intense leaders to arise and create totalitarian governments. In times of need finding any and I mean any leader may not be the best decision
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I think your assuming that people just came off the street and led the people. You did say strong willed and promising people but your last sentence shows you doubt their potential. I think that although we refer to them all as totalitarian governments they are all different and complex. Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini, if you switched were each leader was trying to gain power in do you think they would still have gained power. I think that the times were a time of savagery and these people know how to play the cards in the country they were in. Pre-WWI was a time of traditions and Post-WWI was a time of change, now.
ReplyDeleteSo your title intrigues me...
ReplyDeleteWhat you describe does seem like a mess, so what is your proposed solution?