The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Erich Fromm, etc etc

In analyzing the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, I would like to draw upon two quotes from the biography of Erich Fromm. Both quotes reveal the depth of his research as well as profound insight into the problems of modern man. 
One of the first observations that can be made from the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the absurd and nightmarish ambiance of the fictional village, Holstenwall. Cinematically representing the artistic inspiration of the time, the film draws upon the realms of surrealism to be found in the German Expressionism and New Objectivity movements. 

It is quite obvious that we are not in the real world but in a dream. In the same way a dream never completely accurately recalls a place you might have lived in the past, but more often than not takes bits and pieces from your memory, of where you live now and perhaps a few other places you lived before, the village of Holstenwall is a jumbled mass of unrealistic and unproportional architecture. 

The central theme of the film seems to be (in)sanity. The question being, who is (in)sane? Is it the patient (Francis) or the doctor (Dr. Caligari)? 

In fact, many have dissected the plot further and believe the doctor is a symbol of the greater authority in society; And therefore the patient a symbol of the individual who is subservient to the authority figure. 

The warring ideals then become: Is the patient delusional? Are his experiences in fact nonexistent? Is it in fact the doctor who, though charged with overseeing and medicating society, is in fact poisoning society...Himself being insane? 

...Or, is it the patient who is insane? Perhaps the doctor is the omniscient "God-Father", who knows what is best for his children...Who can see what problems they have and how best to treat them? 

One of the most interesting things about the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the influence it seems to have had on the psychological thriller/mindtrip genre, especially those whose basis is the question of (in)sanity, and even more so those who question insanity and/or personal freedom in a tightly controlled-by-the-government world. If the influence of this film is thus, then every film from The Matrix to Oblivion to Existenz to Total Recall to Requiem for a Dream to The Island to Shutter Island to Inception, etc etc has been subconsciously influenced by the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. 

"Fromm hoped to show the way to a psychologically balanced "sane society."

 One of the academic pursuits of Erich Fromm was in:
"Analys[ing] the tendency of modern emancipated man to take refuge from his new insecurities by turning to totalitarian movements such as Nazism."

This fits in very well with a theory I have that in some ways even our culture today, as multicultural as it is, is not immune to the effects of Nazism. 

It is not that I believe that our culture is necessarily racist; Not in a eugenics program sense. Rather, I see it as a form of Social Contract. Whereas Rousseau devised a Social Contract with a presumed beneficial mutual relationship between civilians (in cooperation with their government) and governments (in their dedication to serve the people), the Social Contract now has an inverted meaning. 

The Social Contract that exists now is a mutual agreement between the people to maintain whatever status quo has been mandated to them due to their race or sex or other demographic factors. Maintaining this status quo is in effect seen as a maintaining the order in our society. 

I will use famous people of African descent as an example. 

In my opinion, they are merely allowed to become celebrities if, and only if they, on more occasion than not, portray a negative stereotype that is then used to represent all people of African descent. 

The stipulation of their becoming a celebrity is then the "Selling out" of their humanity and the embracing of their socially contracted "Role". 

In this way, Nazism has taken a new form in America. Since ours is a changing face of diversity, we need a model of Nazism (edit: 2021. Wtf was I thinking here lol. Mega eyeroll.) that isn't racist but instead works within the current social paradigm. We need a face of Nazism that complements diversity.

Perhaps my analysis of these things merely uncovers the unfortunate nature of the "Way things are". But I think there is a lot more than merely the surface of things we see, especially concerning the rich and famous celebrity culture. Stereotypes that people are comfortable with are handpicked from out of the masses