Ideological movements claim infallibility and simple clarity to outcompete parties

Evidence

Hitler based the superiority of ideological movements over political parties on the fact that ideologies (Weltanschauungen) always “proclaim their infallibility” (Mein Kampf, Book II, chapter v, “Weltanschauung and Organization”).—The first pages of the official handbook for the Hitler Youth, The Nazi Primer, New York, 1938, consequently emphasize that all questions of Weltanschauung, formerly deemed “unrealistic” and “ununderstandable,” “have become so clear, simple and definite [my italics] that every comrade can understand them and co-operate in their solution.” — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2616

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Distinguishes the ideology/Weltanschauung from the political party: infallibility and clarity as defining traits.
  • XREF: This is the hegemony/common-sense toolkit concept — totalizing worldview that converts contested questions into plain certainties — that later Islamophobia readings draw on.