[Totalitarianism old and present]

[Totalitarianism old and present]

The main important characteristic of the fascist movement in the 20th century is the spirt of  totalitarianism. The following two excerpts of speeches - by Mussolini, and by Favansati - remind me of Chinese communism. Mussolini claimed "the political, moral, historical responsibility for all that had happend" in his famous speech of 03.01.1925. This meant the transition to open dictatorship
(Jens Petersen, Die Geschichte des Totalitarismusbegriffs in Italien, in: Hans Maier, Totalitarismus und Politische Religionen, Paderborn u. a. O., 1996, pages 15-35, page 21, translation by myself). Furthermore, the fascist Roberto Forges Davanzati said in Feb. 1926: "If the opponents tell us that we are totalitarian, ... irreconcilable, tyrannical, then do not be afraid of these adjectives. Accept them with honour and pride....Deny nothing! Yes, indeed, we are totalitarian! Without diverging thoughts, we seek to be it from morning to night... . We want to be tyrannical" (Roberto Forges Davanzati, Fascismo e cultura, Firenze 1926, S. 39f., in: Jens Petersen, Die Geschichte des Totalitarismusbegriffs in Italien, in: HansMaier, Totalitarismus und Politische Religionen, Paderborn u. a. O., 1996, pages 15-35, page 22, translation by myself.) The CCP doesn't say, it wanted to be tyrannical, but it described its rule as "dictatorial democracy" and claimed that it serves the people with heart and soul. In reality it oppresses any kind of opposition and does not allow any kind of institutionalized opposition, in which it is more feudal than constitutional monarchy, which acknowledges "her majesty's opposition". And, like fascism, it forbids the basic communicative  rights and democracy.
On 05.09.2016
Xi Lan Zhang-Wilhelm
張威廉