hey, I read that book. And you and Arendt are probably right. But I am not sure that that means Fascism has to always turn out the way it did. But you move me a little towards thinking so by reminding me of Arendt. If I suffer from hero--or heroine--worship, it is for Arendt. >>> Daniel Pearlman <[log in to unmask]> 08/27 10:23 AM >>> At 10:18 AM 8/27/99 -0500, you [Robert Kibler] wrote: >I am not sure that fascit ideology has the cult of the leader as an identifiable component of its manifestos-- Of course they don't, Robert! ... But do read Hannah Arendt's great book on totalitarianism (damn, can't remember titles!) where she shows that the cult is INHERENT to the ideology. ==Dan HOME: Dan Pearlman 102 Blackstone Blvd. #5 Providence, RI 02906 Tel.: 401 453-3027 email: [log in to unmask] Fax: (253) 681-8518 http://www.uri.edu/artsci/english/clf/ OFFICE Department of English University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881 Tel.: 401 874-4659