Nazism made the movement, not the state, the spiritual centre of totalitarianism
Evidence
Nazism also shifted the doctrine in an important way, asserting the “movement,” not the “state,” as the spiritual center of German totalitarianism, a relationship summarized during Hitler’s first years as chancellor in National Socialism’s popular slogan “The movement gives orders to the state.” — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1127
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies a key distinction between Italian/Fascist and German/Nazi versions of totalitarian doctrine — movement-versus-state as the locus of authority.
- XREF: connects to: The Nazi secret police was a movement-rooted community, not a state institution — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2728; Nazism exploited a breakdown of state worship, not excessive state-worship.; Totalitarian movements are propelled by direction rather than structure (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Nazi ideology subordinated the state to the racial folk community
#corroborates(0.88) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2780 - The Nazi secret police was a movement-rooted community, not a state institution
#exemplifies(0.85) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2728 - Totalitarian movements subordinate the nation’s institutions to the movement itself
#corroborates(0.85) - Totalitarian rule operates as perpetual movement, not as settled government
#expands(0.82) - Totalitarian movements are propelled by direction rather than structure
#expands(0.80) - The movement’s onion-like layered structure is retained unchanged in the totalitarian state
#expands(0.75) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 928 - Nazism exploited a breakdown of state worship, not excessive state-worship.
#complicates(0.70)