Fascism

Fascism relates to the novel because of "his fordship" Mustapha Mond. He decides what will be acceptable in the community. The people have no rights and nothing left up to personal decisions. He does not want people to read because that might expand their minds and of course people should not think. Also, he wants people afraid of certain things so indirectly he can control what they do and don't do. These tactics allow "his fordship" to control every aspect of these people's lives. This is pretty much a dictatorship. All the people look to Mustapha Mond almost like a god.
As scary as it sounds this almost relates to certain parts of the United States government. Not in the form of a dictatorship obviously but in certain things such as trying to control what we think. By instilling fear in citizens the government can get us to agree or go along with almost anything they want. Sometimes that even means lying to us or taking away basic liberties. An example of this is wire tapping, infringing on a basic right such as privacy.

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
--Benjamin Franklin