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The Peronist Ideology - Coggle Diagram
The Peronist Ideology
The Influences on Peronist Thought
Peronism borrowed concepts from existing organizations and ideologies such as
The Army, Catholicism, contemporary European right wing experiences, socialism were possible sources of Peronist idea
The Influence of the Army
Peron serving in the military served as big influence on him
It allowed him to travel Argenitna and witness the hardships the provinces faced
It alowed him to be aware of the inequality in the country and conditions that needed to be adressed
if conditions werent addressed, a violent revolution could have taken place
Military values shaped Perons thoughts
Discpline and "spiritual unity"
the idea that one single thought that to dominate an entire group and disagreement wasn't tolerated
The Influence of Catholicism
Members of the Group of United officers (GOU) were Catholics
shared the view with catholic church that the condition of the working class needed attention
Peron was aware of the importance of the Church in Society
contributed to the catholic cause by promoting the inclusion of religious education
gained the support of the church
Influence of Contemporary ideologies
Peron went to europe between 1939 and 1941
Allowed him to come in contact with Nazi and Fascist ideologies
He imitated some of the aspects of these ideologies which were popular at home
He rejected Marixist ideas
Political sovreignty ; role of the state in a society
Peron gave great importance to the role of the state
Before the 1943 coup, the government represented the intrests of the landowning ruling class
Peron propsed a change in how the state stood in relation to different social classes
The state stood above all social classe and was the engine of progress
It had to play an active part in social and economic developments
Social Justice : integration of the working classes
Peron made constant reference to social justice
Peron though the state should share and distribute wealth with discipline
Peron wanted to eliminate class struggle, with a fair agreement between workers and employees
Most of the labor reforms carried out were attempts at bringing social justice
Refers to the idea that wealth and privleges in a society are to be distributed to achieve fair order
Economic Independence : appeal to nationalist elements
Peron believed that Argentina had to become economically independent
so they could prevent future crisis like the on experienced in the 1930s
this raised two issues
The achievment of autarky
Nationalization of foreign companies in Argentina
the method proposed by Peron was to develop a national industry to satisfy their domestic needs and demands
Protectionist policies had to be applied and foreign owned companies nationalized