Of course, the scale of the experiment the movie portrayed is rather small, so would you believe that a dictatorship could be established with in a whole democratic society or nation? If so, why would the people allow such an establishment if the consequences had been so clearly portrayed throughout history?
Is it possible to establish a dictatorship in a modern democratic society?
#1
Posted 13 April 2012 - 08:09 PM
Of course, the scale of the experiment the movie portrayed is rather small, so would you believe that a dictatorship could be established with in a whole democratic society or nation? If so, why would the people allow such an establishment if the consequences had been so clearly portrayed throughout history?
#2
Posted 13 April 2012 - 08:21 PM
I believe that most Totalitarian governments were handed power by their constituents.
I mean, look at Germany and Hitler. Even Hitler acknowledged the fact that he had to win the 1933 election to establish an effective and lasting government. It was AFTER he was elected that he passed the Enabling Act that gave him almost absolute control of the country
It depends on how much power people are willing to give to their leaders and a matter of when, not if, their leaders will abuse those powers to further their own agenda.
SOPA and PIPA are great examples of the government trying to get people to hand over their rights voluntarily.
#3
Posted 13 April 2012 - 08:52 PM
#4
Posted 13 April 2012 - 09:02 PM
SOPA/PIPA was fought because it was clearly bullshit to the public since it helped corporate America and not the people. Any kind of action that would threaten democracy, like the Enabling Act, would be under the guise of being beneficial for everyone, with some work done prior to build up public support for whatever it is. Back then, it was the threat of communism that they used as the scapegoat and one of the triggering events was the Reichstag Fire. The most likely scapegoat of today? Terrorism.I meant in modern as in the twenty-first century, after the effects of Hitler. Would people willingly just sit back and watch as something resembling the Enablling Act to be passed nowadays though? People didn't sit and do nothing when PIPA and SOPA were put into effect.
(Just my opinion.)
#5
Posted 13 April 2012 - 09:23 PM
Well said. The fear mongering in America will be the peoples downfallSOPA/PIPA was fought because it was clearly bullshit to the public since it helped corporate America and not the people. Any kind of action that would threaten democracy, like the Enabling Act, would be under the guise of being beneficial for everyone, with some work done prior to build up public support for whatever it is. Back then, it was the threat of communism that they used as the scapegoat and one of the triggering events was the Reichstag Fire. The most likely scapegoat of today? Terrorism.
(Just my opinion.)
#6
Posted 13 April 2012 - 10:16 PM
I meant in modern as in the twenty-first century, after the effects of Hitler. Would people willingly just sit back and watch as something resembling the Enablling Act to be passed nowadays though? People didn't sit and do nothing when PIPA and SOPA were put into effect.
Because the government chose the incorrect object to vilify. Why would people care about trademarked images or songs?
Look at 9/11 and the Patriot Act. It happened. The government just needs to play its cards right and stop people from thinking at a fair headed level.
#7
Posted 13 April 2012 - 10:25 PM
#8
Posted 14 April 2012 - 02:26 AM
#9
Posted 14 April 2012 - 09:13 AM
Watched a German movie recently called The Wave (Die Welle). A high school teacher asked his class the topic question and in the week continued to demonstrate that such an event is possible.
Of course, the scale of the experiment the movie portrayed is rather small, so would you believe that a dictatorship could be established with in a whole democratic society or nation? If so, why would the people allow such an establishment if the consequences had been so clearly portrayed throughout history?
Based on a true story. Put enough idiots in one place and you can get anyone in power.
http://en.wikipedia..../The_Third_Wave
annnnnd hitler played his cards well
Edited by Volition, 14 April 2012 - 09:15 AM.
#10
Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:50 PM
One thing I learned about society in general, where I live anyway.. People will bitch and moan and groan about anything and everything and then turn around and not do a thing about it. I think that is quite possible with a dictatorship as well. So many people may not want it to happen, or disagree with it when it does happen.. But there would be very few, when considering the amount of people it would affect, that would actually attempt to do anything about it.
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