| I'd argue on your conception of totalitarianism, but only in that it doesn't quite capture the whole picture. An authoritarian regime requires the obediance of the citizens/subjects to it's laws. However, the state usually leaves people alone along as they don't get in the way. A totalitarian state goes further, it forces it's populace to actively support it, because it's end goals are not just to rule, but to change the consciousness of it's citizens.
Fascism is not plutocracy, although I do see the paralels. The difference is that the corporations are, in the end, enthralled to the state under fascism. under plutocracy, it is simply rule by the wealthy, which can occur within, and often does, a weak state.
If we have to boil down nazism to a few words, I don't think your definition is bad, but I don't think we can give a proper idea, especially if we are going to make comparisons, on such a minimal outline.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Winston Churchill |