Fascism: Abuse of Privilege and Power
I. intro - The abuse and corruption of power.
A. context-Abuse of power
1. within society there is always elected officials throughout history, this is a constant within the human and animal world.
2. This power can be abused.
B. Focus-Some elected officials can abuse this power
In the George Orwell book Animal Farm, corruption of leadership is shown when the pig Napoleon turns his role as farm leader into dictator.
C. A hunger for power and money leads to corruption and the abuse of power
II. Body-Examples of power abuse within our society
A. nonfiction-The Jonestown massacre
1. Corrupt leaders in society can “brainwash” their followers
a) Mass suicide
(1) The Jonestown massacre that took place in Guyana
(2) it was evident that the people were "brainwashed"
(3) The constant re-occurrence of elected officials
2. What causes us to pass off our responsibilities to others?
I) The lack of want for responsibility
s) Religious and political leaders
c) Maybe they are more qualified?
t) Is it just our fault for electing bad leaders?
3. it’s nobody’s fault that these leaders have become corrupt.
i) Corruption is usually a product of greed.
s) High-up officials take their power and abuse it because of their greed and disregard for others.
c) This is shown in almost every case of this by
t) These cases are shown and shape our history
B. Fiction
i) A true example of fascism and power abuse is shown in the book Animal Farm
s) In Animal Farm Napoleon abuses his power as leader and corrupts his fellow pigs
c) This leads to a downfall in the farm
t) This relates to modern day dictatorships
C. Contemporary
i) In Iraq, Saddam Hussein abused his power and ruined his country for his citizens.
s) This required a call to action by the world to remove him and his regime.
c) This led to the downfall of the Iraqi nation because of his fierce totalitarianism
t) This is the proof that there is a problem of power abuse in the world
III. Conclusion
A. There is a problem with some highly trusted, elected officials in our society
B. Summary of evidence
1. nonfiction- There is people/leaders in this world with enough greed and self-absorption that will ruin things for everyone as long as it makes their own life better.
a) RE- The fascist dictatorships caused by a thirst for power and money are what have caused many downfalls in civilization.
b) RC- These cases are perfect examples of what the abuse of power and greed can do.
1. literary- The abuse shown in Animal Farm
a) RE- Snowball gains trust among the fellow farm animals and then turns on them with his lust for power.
b) RC- This in turn ruins things for his fellow farm animals.
B. Despite all the odds Eugene Debs helped shape the America into what it is today, by struggled until
With the dawn of civilization soon thereafter followed the creation of authoritarian and totalitarian establishments. The history of man is inundated with instances of leaders rising to power over certain groups of people and through various means gaining formidable control to be used for good, evil, or an ambiguous mixture of both. However, it is an undeniable fact that once unchecked power is acquired, tyranny often ensues, and thus a dictatorial regime is born. Over the centuries, governmental establishments have risen and fallen, but as history and civilization progress, so does the potential for a larger and more powerful domination. The development of differing and contrasting theologies and structural philosophies leads not only to conflict, but perhaps more prominently to unification under one rule with a common belief, especially when that unifying belief provides a promising sense of belonging and structure to a weak society. This is what led to the rise of two of the most domineering totalitarian governments in history: Stalin’s Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and Hitler’s Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich.
Throughout the book Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the protagonist Napoleon emerges as an active political member in a utopian communist society after the animal revolution with the intention of benefiting society as a whole. Napoleon eventually turns into a ruthless dictator without any political opposition. Napoleon’s Transition from political activist, to unitary political figure, to ruthless dictator brings a whole new meaning to the statement, “power corrupts”.
B. No individual should sacrifice their moral principles in return for unjust circumstances implemented amongst federal government.
He argues that if he does not solve God’s existence, he will not be certain about anything else. Thus, Descartes says that he has an idea of God and, therefore, God exists. However, in order to be certain of His existence, Descartes provides proofs that will illustrate his reasoning. The four proofs include formal reality vs. objective reality, something can’t arise from nothing, Descartes cannot be the cause of himself, and therefore, the bigger cause is God. Now that Descartes knows God is real, he must solve another aspect, which is if God can be a deceiver. Descartes believes “it is clear enough from this that he cannot be a deceiver, since it is manifest by the natural light that all fraud and deception depend on some defect” (89). In other words, God possesses all of the perfections that Descartes cannot have but those perfections that are in his thoughts, concluding that God has no defects whatsoever according to the natural
In conclusion, Descartes described many theories as to why he believes that God exists. From creating rules to breaking down his thought process, you can see where he gets his reasoning’s and ideas behind Gods existence. Although he had many proofs to Gods existence, his reasoning’s appeared to be unclear in many circumstances resulting in the original question whether God exists or not.
c. Discussion of the Jewish Holocaust: It becomes an outright tragedy only when it is European against European. Quotes Hitler on p.106:
Descartes is hopeful to prove subsistence of the external world (physical objects located in space), and so he returns to a very basic stage and acknowledges the existence of minds as an immaterial substance and God. He then accepts that matter exists as long as it is not a projection of his own mind or God. As Descartes previously established the existence of God as a perfect being, he therefore has concluded that God is not a deceiver. This very clear concept leads him to accept his clear and distinct sensory experiences are a result of external objects of material nature. Once these corporeal things (objects of a tangible, material nature) can be considered as self-evident ideas, they can no longer be products of the mind or God.
A. How would you feel like living in a world where all your freedom is taken away?
B. You won’t be alone when you come to the staggering conclusion, that the CIA played a lead role in the death of our 35th President
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I. No one power was more to blame than the other, as a chain reaction
Saddam Hussein was a suppressive leader who struck fear into the world’s people. His destructive ways radiated as he attempted to eliminate the Kurdish population, nationalize Iraqi oil, and keep his regime in power. Yet, his strict rule helped start and maintain peace between the people of his country despite the many different religions living in the area. He protected his country against a theocratic form of government and for a period of time, Hussein was an ally of the United States. He led a westernized nation in a fundamentalist region of the world. His regime was able to halt al-Qaeda expansion into Iraq, provide civil rights for women, and prevent religious killings over mixed marriages. Although Hussein was a brutal dictator, he was able to unite his country and create a westernized nation during his regime despite the country's Islamic location.
Descartes proof of the existence of God is derived from his establishment that something cannot come from nothing. Because God is a perfect being, the idea of God can be found from exploring the different notions of ideas. Descartes uses negation to come to the conclusion that ideas do not come from the world or imagination; because the world contains material objects, perfection does not exist.