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Systems
Ideology
- In the mid 20th century, it was thought ideology was a circle
- This idea has been challenged and is no longer the consensus
Culture
- A set of principles, ideas, attitudes, or values that are commonly held but not integrated into a formal system of thought
Differences between ideology and cultural
Ideological: Che Guevara t-shirt with Obama poster styling Cultural: Che Guevara red t-shirt
Political Culture
| Conservatives | Liberals |
|---|---|
| Hyper individualism | Communtarian |
| Materialsm | Motivated by factors other than economics |
| Compettion | Group motivated |
| Suspicion of others | Belief in progress - moving forward |
| Live for the moment or highlight the past | Egalitarian |
| Hierarchy |
Ideologies
Communism (Left)
- Classless, stateless, money-less communal living
- Common ownership of the means of production
Socialism
- Economic system where the means of production, capital, and agriculture are owned by the State
- Strict limits of private enterprises, limited accumulation of wealth, work together to provide a high degree of income equality
Social Democrat (Big in United States)
- Highlights the importance of the democracy in moving forward a socialist state
- Believes in a highly regulated and heavily taxed private enterprise but they do not want the sate to own banks or make cars
- Wealthy should pay more taxes
- Free college education
- Medicate for all
Liberalism
- 19th Century Liberalism
- The first term to appear in west European politics in the 19th century
- Used to describe a representative government with a free market
- John Locke: The three principles
- Individualism
- Equality
- Property
- Became a part of american liberalism philosophy
- Governments exist not because of divine intervention but rather to protect the rights of individuals
- Americans did not refer to themselves this way, but was later applied in the 20th century to describe early american ideology