The Attraction of Communism
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Postwar Europe 9 Feb
The Attraction of Communism
In a state so devastated by war that has been completely broken down to a mere remnant of a civilization; one must wonder how such a population could allow a powerful and authoritarian movement like communism to come into power is puzzling. The feelings after the defeat of Nazis were that natural order could be lost and it was due to fascism. They also believed if it could happen to them it could happen anywhere and would. This lead those to believe democracy would also lead to fascism through capitalism. This also made dialectical materialism more appealing even as it became more and more constrictive. The intellectual’s conformity of the New Faith is what I believe to be the only choice an individual with a creative or philosophical background had to restore that lost order back into their lives.
The intellect Delta, the Troubadour, was a well-known poet that enjoyed performing in front of large crowds. He had a way of transforming himself and his stories to fit the crowd and carried their attention continuously. His imagination was a valuable commodity and this is what made him famous in multiple countries (176). He was very extravagant and this trait was exaggerated as he was an alcoholic. This defect did not defer his followers, but only added to his fame which was comparable to other eccentrics such as Poe (177). He performed as his true self and would prove unable to coexist with the Method in this original form.
In his first demonstration of conformity in 1937, he began nationalistic and racial rants in a rightist weekly paper. This was of course to keep pace with the growing nationalist movement and to feed his alcoholism. This act was followed by apologies to the friends he had offended while earning money to protect his unique normality (182). This act of weakness in voicing morals that were not his own in order to maintain his thirst and to “escape from, the literary cafes”...
The Attraction of Communism
In a state so devastated by war that has been completely broken down to a mere remnant of a civilization; one must wonder how such a population could allow a powerful and authoritarian movement like communism to come into power is puzzling. The feelings after the defeat of Nazis were that natural order could be lost and it was due to fascism. They also believed if it could happen to them it could happen anywhere and would. This lead those to believe democracy would also lead to fascism through capitalism. This also made dialectical materialism more appealing even as it became more and more constrictive. The intellectual’s conformity of the New Faith is what I believe to be the only choice an individual with a creative or philosophical background had to restore that lost order back into their lives.
The intellect Delta, the Troubadour, was a well-known poet that enjoyed performing in front of large crowds. He had a way of transforming himself and his stories to fit the crowd and carried their attention continuously. His imagination was a valuable commodity and this is what made him famous in multiple countries (176). He was very extravagant and this trait was exaggerated as he was an alcoholic. This defect did not defer his followers, but only added to his fame which was comparable to other eccentrics such as Poe (177). He performed as his true self and would prove unable to coexist with the Method in this original form.
In his first demonstration of conformity in 1937, he began nationalistic and racial rants in a rightist weekly paper. This was of course to keep pace with the growing nationalist movement and to feed his alcoholism. This act was followed by apologies to the friends he had offended while earning money to protect his unique normality (182). This act of weakness in voicing morals that were not his own in order to maintain his thirst and to “escape from, the literary cafes”...