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I think it's absurd we are still talking politics based on ideology, as if it's some religion. It isn't, and it shouldn't be. Most of the countries in the world
by beaunative 5y ago
I think it's absurd we are still talking politics based on ideology, as if it's some religion. It isn't, and it shouldn't be. Most of the countries in the world today have some government-subsidized program, and also have a market. The truth is ideological fanatics don't really have a place in today's world, but somehow that's the easiest way to reason and rally the population. I believe in free market, I believe in socialism, but there is always a lot more to a policy than those seemingly two sides of a coin, and much work need to be done, perhaps that's the kind of thing that most people can easily understand, therefore more slogan-ish than useful.
- pydry 5y agoIdeology isn't religion. Like it or not (evidently you do not), most politics is practiced within an ideological framework. Calling out ~80% of the world as fanatics for acting as such seems a little... extreme? In any case, the interesting part of this story is how two leaders (Boris and LKY) can lack overriding ideology and only seek power and yet one builds housing for people to live in while the other doesn't.
- beaunative 5y agoThere isn't a government that don't allow free market at all or offer no public program at all, at least most aren't. Of course ideology isn't religion, but there are people treating it like one. Practiced within an ideological framework is a lot different from what I'm describing here, framework is a vague word, and implies a mix of positions.