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''Quack, Quack!'' was written by Leonard Woolf in 1935 and expresses his views on fascism and the current state of governments in Europe.
''Quack, Quack!'' was written by Leonard Woolf in 1935 and expresses his views on fascism and the current state of governments in Europe.


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==Carlyle - Fascism==
==Carlyle - Fascism==

Revision as of 06:57, 1 December 2008

Introduction

Quack, Quack! was written by Leonard Woolf in 1935 and expresses his views on fascism and the current state of governments in Europe.

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Carlyle - Fascism

Carlyle:

  • Scottish Calvinist
  • believed in the necessity of Heroes and hero worship
  • blamed the Jewish people for social problems without providing any real evidence
  • conducted experiments to prove Jewish inferiority and drew conclusions from assumed ideas
  • used hatred and bias to unite
  • believed that lesser people needed guidance from their superiors to stay human, if not they would degenerate to animals

Smith/Mill branch

  • analytical egalitarianism
  • language is the indicator of civilization
  • no difference between "street porter and philosopher"
  • human difference is illustrated through human bestiality
  • denies human bestiality, all have same potential

Woolf's oppostion to Carlyle

What Woolfe says about Fascism:

  • relies on charismatic, emotional, passionate leader
  • requires that people give up on rational thought and blindly accept the word of the state
  • depends on people's primal urges
  • Jamaica Committee

Woolf's agreements with Smith/Mill

  • distrust of intellectuals

Bibliography