The false assumptions of "democracy"Ludovici, Anthony M. (Anthony Mario)
Philosophy
The false assumptions of "democracy"
Ludovici, Anthony M. (Anthony Mario)
Democracy; Great Britain -- Social conditions; Social problems
Private property, assailed by present Muddle Age, 31;
a principle of Life, 32, 35;
the principle of, still believed in by the masses, 32, 35;
can be logically assailed only by the pessimist, 36;
among animals, 36;
abuse of, to-day, 37;
the oldest of human principles, 38;
evil results of, to-day, 38-39;
but these not inherent in the principle of, 40.
Procreation, injustice rooted in the very act of, 56, 57;
means violence, 102-113, 125;
society cannot regulate, 109;
inadvisable to meddle with, 112;
limitation of, or deliberate sacrifice can alone eliminate
suffering, 114;
“Down with,” should be the cry of the Socialist, 120;
modern lack of responsibility concerning, 215.
Profiteering, an act of violence, 122.
Progress, stupidity a form of, 14;
the last 19th century ideal to perish, 158;
belief in, natural to those who believe in a beneficent deity, 159.
Psycho-analysis, revelations of, in cases where procreative instinct
has been checked, 109 _n_. [p221]
Reading, should involve discernment, 139;
real, not taught in State schools, 139;
teaching of English necessary for, 145.
Religion, comforts people for the sufferings of others, 50.
Renaissance, a period of social unrest, 155.
Revolution, due to confusion of language, 14, 15, 17, 19.
Rich, the, their truth-proof environment, 130;
show their misery in neurasthenia, hedonism, etc., 165;
as unhappy as the poor, 166-169.
Right, quite meaningless to-day, 24.
Romanticism, destroys happiness and order, 183;
romantic not to suspect physiological causes for unrest, 188.
Rousseau, his misunderstanding of words led to French Revolution, 17;
falsifies evidence, 23;
a sentimentalist, 52;
his meaningless phrase about freedom, 77, 82.
Rulers, their duty to assuage violence, 122.
Russia, revolution in, fomented by starvation, 185.
Schools, elementary, curriculum in, 141-144;
suggested reform of curriculum, 145-151;
probable good results of this, 151, 152.
Socialism, a conspiracy against Life, 35;
must if honest insist on compulsory labour, 93;
offers only material ideals, 162.
Socialist, the, an invalid, 31;
a determined opponent of Life, 36;
compassionate for the sufferings of mankind, 97;
his desire to eliminate violence, 98;
does not reckon with the basic natural element of procreation, 110;
cannot accept the means by which alone violence can be eliminated
from society, 115;
wars against Life itself, 119;
exploits stigma attaching to modern success, 124.
Social Reform, the only question on which modernity is unanimous, 164;
but directed only towards the poor, 164;
aims only at elevation of standard of living of the poor, 165;
directed towards one class only, 172;
cannot cure despondency, 177;
falsely thought to be “practical,” 178 _n_.
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