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Gangsterism is not individualism. Not sure I'd call that collectivism, either though. Ideologies are the series of justifications for an established -- or comp
by cmrdporcupine 3y ago
Gangsterism is not individualism. Not sure I'd call that collectivism, either though.
Ideologies are the series of justifications for an established -- or competing -- way of things. An attempt to describe what one wants/needs as a natural order of things. In the end, ideology comes from the stomach, not the brain, and nobody is without ideology.
What we see is warring authoritarian parties working on an ideology of cynicism and might-makes-right. In an at-least-nominally democratic state, state legitimacy and conflicts between politico-economic interest groups are mediated by institutions generally respected by the population. In states lacking that, they are mediated by guns.
- ClumsyPilot 3y ago> Gangsterism is not individualism. Thats exactly how I would expect individualism to manifest itself in a lawless society. How would you expect to see individualism manifest itaelf in a lawless area?
- cmrdporcupine 3y agoI think we're probably operating on different definitions of individualism. It does not much matter. FWIW I'm not American nor in this supposed American mindset prison. But I think it should be pretty clear this point which ideological-imperial-economic sphere is the better place for the average person to live in, though personally I'm a fan of neither. (What I do find fascinating is how easily certain sycophants in the western far right and useful idiots generally have fallen for an ideological line out of Russia, and how difficult it's turning out for them to see the evidence of Russia's failure...)