“The end of economic man” P.F.Drucker

To think of world war, I am reading “the end of economic man” and summerizing a part of this book.

We justify only power, and only power justifies us.

That is what fascism was.

Though misunderstood, totalitarianism is not brought about by big business. Few fascists are at the top of big business.

Nor is it brought about by propaganda. The newspapers of the time ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini. The Nazi-produced newspapers were so bad that no one read them and they were going bankrupt.

What makes fascism, then, Drucker says, is a sense of righteousness that is wielded without knowing anything about it.

Hitler manipulated it cleverly in Mein Kampf.

He said.

“Lies are necessary.”

and he added

“This is propaganda.”

And the masses went wild.

The triumph of a revolution is always brought about by the enthusiasm of the uninformed onlookers.

Fascism destroys everything.
In time of war, all nations become fascist.
It destroys not only the enemy but also the people of us.

The enemy is not the only fascist.

The Nazi leaders professed that “promises and truth have no meaning”.

The people were not interested in promises or truth, only in fascism. The impoverished people sought power above all else.

It was “a sense of justice wielded without knowledge.” What makes fascism.

Then how can a sense of justice be allowed to run amok?

Totalitarianism does not explain itself. They have no creed.

What fascism does is…

“Sick” places are shown.
“Sick” race are shown.
and it says “Get rid of it”.

It does nothing else.

They utilize children, victims, destitution, and all kinds of things to sensationalize.

When they make it clear what is to be struck, their sense of justice runs amok.

Then what is it that is now falling into fascism?

Who is the one who does not speak truth or creed, but only incites and says, “Get rid of ‘it’”?

Is it Russia, the U.S., or media?

In time of war, all nations become fascist.

Are we not letting our sense of justice run amok? We must look at the truth and build a philosophy. Fascism cannot be looked at without philosophy.

Preach the creed and see through fascism.
The struggle will never end otherwise.