Inverted totalitarianism and managed democracy Every natural resource and living being is commodified and exploited by large corporations to the point of collapse as excess consumerism and sensationalism lull and manipulate the citizenry into surrendering their liberties and their participation in government. The book Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt (2012) by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco portrays inverted totalitarianism as a system where corporations have corrupted and subverted democracy and where economics bests politics. He uses the term 'inverted totalitarianism' to draw attention to the totalitarian aspects of the American political system and argues that the American government has similarities to the Nazi government. Wolin analysed the United States as increasingly turning into a managed democracy (similar to an illiberal democracy). The political philosopher Sheldon Wolin coined the term inverted totalitarianism in 2003 to describe what he saw as the emerging form of government of the United States. This new form of democracy can be called a total democracy without demos.Political theory about illiberal democracies

The main conclusion is that we are witnessing not only the inversions of totalitarianism, but also the inversions of democracy. The article asserts that the disciplinary tendencies in contemporary societies are radically changing the classical idea of „rule by the people“. The tendencies of inverted totalitarianism are not only the trait of concrete political regime, but also intrinsic to global political and economic structure.

The article argues that the possibilities of inverted totalitarianism are inherent within democracy itself. Summary/Abstract: The main task of this article is to analyze the relationship between totalitarianism and democracy in relation with the concept of inverted totalitarianism by Sheldon S. Published by: Vilnius University and Klaipeda University Keywords: inverted totalitarianism managed democracy political empire Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Political Philosophy, Politics and society, Methodology and research technology, Sociology of Politics

The concept of inverted totalitarianism in political philosphy of Sheldon Wolin Author(s): Vaidotas Valantiejus Totalitarizmo inversijos samprata Sheldono S.