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From: band@ccivax.UUCP (Bill Anderson)
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Subject: Re: Fascism/Communism
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Date: Thu, 3-May-84 15:44:10 EDT
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	An eye-opening (at least for me) discussion of most
of the major totalitarian and authoritarian governments of
the current century is covered in detail by Paul Johnson in
a book entitled "Modern Times" (NY: Harper & Row, 1983).

	One of Johnson's themes is that these governments
flourished because of the rise of moral relativism.  This was
based in its turn on an indefensible extension of the physical
theory of relativity into a doctrine of relativism (viz.,
everything is relative).

	His discussion of the rise of Hitler and Lenin
(who was soon followed by Stalin), as well as Mussolini
and Franco is very informative.  Johnson is not very kind to
the liberal way of thinking, but he does not hide his
opinions.  There is a tremendous amount of food for thought
about totalitarian/authoritarian governments and how they
compare to the kind of democratic, and capitalistic, society
we have here in the United States.  This book would be a basis
for a very informative (and I think informed) discussion.
-- 

	Bill Anderson

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