Making people politically passive

Ku Klux Klan members supporting Berry Goldwater’s campaign for the nomination at the Republican National Convention, San Francisco, California, 1964.

American Liberty League. National Press Building. Washington DC. 1934

Charles Coughlin, commonly known as Father Coughlin. Controversial Roman Catholic priest based near Detroit, one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience.
He was a defender of New Deal ended up as anti-Semitic. his own church disowned him. he become so extreme.
building of anti democratic Institutions stated as a response of New Deal from 1934.

Republican party was not a reactionary party in the beginning.
Alf Landon Republican nominee defeated by FDR, 1936. he was moderate.
Wendell Wilkie Republican nominee 1940

classical totalitarianism regimes mobilizes people but in inverted totalitarianism they make people politically passive.
Thomas Hobbes – English philosopher, best known for his political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathen established social contract theory. the foundation of most Western political philosophy

Athenian democracy paid the citizen who are are participating. ie, relieved from certain economic insecurities in order to involve actively in politics. Now thats not there. the max is the election day.

Hobbes said you have to surrender yourself to keep democracy working.