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| An '''invisible dictatorship''' was a term coined by ] to describe his concept of clandestine revolutionary leadership. Bakunin also used the term '''invisible legion''' and '''invisible network''' to describe his invisible dictatorship. | |||
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| ===Invisible Legion=== | |||
| At the time of writing, various '''legions''' were set up as revolutionary organisations such as the ], ], the ] of ]. | |||
| ===Invisible Network=== | |||
| Some anarchists defend the concept of '''invisible dictatorship''' claiming that "rather than promoting a despotic dictatorship over the masses his concept of "invisible dictatorship" is very similar to the "leadership of ideas" concept used by many anarchists."<ref> form the Anarchism Website accessed September 7, 2006</ref>. George Woodcock developed the idea of a "pure" anarchism, defining it as "the loose and flexible affinity group which needs no formal organization and carries on anarchist propaganda through an '''invisible network''' of personal contacts and intellectual influences." However he argued that this was incompatible with mass movements like ] as they "make compromises with day-to-day situations" and because they have to "maintain the allegiance of masses of who are only remotely conscious of the final aim of anarchism."<ref>''Anarchism'', World Publishing, ], 1962 pp. 273-4</ref>. However this viewpoint has been rejected by other anarchists such as ], who countered "There is no "pure" anarchism. There is only the application of anarchist principles to the relities of social living."<ref> accessed 12th September 2006</ref> | |||
| ==Modern uses of the term== | |||
| The term has also been used more recently, for instance by the ''Independent Voters Alliance United States of America'' to describe the two party system currently existing in the ] which they claim makes voting useless as the "choices in every election are limited to candidates financed by the same money sources."<ref> accessed August 26, 2006</ref>. Such viewpoints have become more widespread in the USA particularly since the heightened security after ]. | |||
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