r/conspiracy: TIL: Inverted totalitarianism A term coined by political philosopher Sheldon Wolin in 2003 to describe the emerging form of government of the United States. And wanted to share.

TIL: Inverted totalitarianism A term coined by political philosopher Sheldon Wolin in 2003 to describe the emerging form of government of the United States. And wanted to share.

38 2015-09-10 by bonehowler45

I learn this from r/worldnews of all places. r/conspiracy you are slipping. jk Found a few links: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/10/chris-hedges-and-sheldon-wolin-on-inverted-totalitarianism-as-a-threat-to-democracy.html and http://www.thenation.com/article/inverted-totalitarianism/

2 comments

2 maiqthetrue 2015-09-10

It's not emerging, it's been here since the beginning of the 20th century at least. What's changed is that it's a larger swath of people who make up the proles.

1 terranlurker 2015-09-10

Here's a 50 minute film based on Chris Hedges' works. Inverted Totalitarianism is a major focus, and the inverted color scheme used throughout (jarring as it may be) is intended to highlight this theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH6UynI5m7Y

38:36 is particularly salient to the r/conspiracy community