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,HAVE Y\ EV] TRI$ TO CONV9CE SOMEONE ( ! NE$ TO ABOLI% PROP]TY & REPLACE IT ) COMMUNAL GOODS & BE+ TOLD1 0,! RI<T TO P]SONAL PROP]TY IS E/ABLI%$ :5 AN 9DIVIDUAL COMB9ES !IR LABOR ) NATURAL RES\RCES IMBU+ ! PRODUCT ) ! 9H]5T PROP]TY 9 !MSELVES AS >GU$ 9 ,LOCKE'S SECOND TREATISE ON GOV]NM5T408 ,IF IT'S NOT V]Y (T5 & Y\'RE MORE US$ TO 0IT'S A NICE IDEA BUT IT'LL NEV] WORK 9 PRACTICE0 Y\ MAY WELL WOND] AT ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( RATIONAL >GUM5TS = AN>*ISM 9 ! FACE ( ! APP>5T APA!TIC & APOLITICAL NATURE ( \R CLASS4 

,OBVI\SLY 9 TIMES ( 9CREAS$ /RUGGLE PEOPLE >E MORE RESPONSIVE TO \R IDEAS BUT !RE HAS NEV] YET BE5 A REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION :]E MO/ ( ! WORK+ CLASS HAVE TAK5 ON AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ IDEAS TO :I* WE ATTRIBUTE A L>GE P>T ( !IR FAILURE4 ,9 %ORT IF ALL ! RES\RCES ( CAPITALISM 9 P[] = HUNDR$S ( YE>S 9 ?IS C\NTRY CANNOT GET ITS CITIZ5S TO BELIEVE OR EV5 UND]/& IT'S POLITICAL !ORY :AT HOPE HAVE WE ( CONV9C+ ! WORK+ CLASS ( LIB]T>IAN IDEAS1 & IF ONLY A M9ORITY ( PEOPLE >E ABLE OR WILL+ TO UND]/& A COMPREH5SIVE POLITICAL VIEWPO9T !N A SOCIETY ( POLITICAL EQUALITY IS UNWORKABLE4 

,9 RESPONSE TO ?IS PROBLEM ,I WILL (F] A !ORY ( ! NATURE ( POLITICAL COMMITM5T & ITS PLACE 9 HUMAN CONSCI\SNESS & !N CONSID] :AT HELP ?IS CAN BE TO ! MOVEM5T & :AT DANG]S IT MAY BR+4 

,HAV+ PUT IT (F = ! FIR/ P>AGRAPH1 ! DREAD WORD ,IDEOLOGY N[ RE>S ITS UGLY CLI*E4 ,TO 5SURE SOME CL>ITY ,I WILL TRY TO EXPLA9 :AT IS MEANT BY IT 9 ! CONTEXT ( ?IS >TICLE4 ,FIR/LY !RE IS A DI/9CTION TO BE MADE BETWE5 AN IDEOLOGY & IDEOLOGY AS A :OLE4 ,AN IDEOLOGY CAN BE CONSID]$ AS A BODY ( POLITICAL ?\<T ?AT =MS A HOLI/IC VIEW ( H[ SOCIETY %\LD BE ORGANIZ$4 ,?IS IS FAIRLY CONTROV]SIAL1 ! PROBLEM COMES ) IDEOLOGY AS A CONCEPT4 ,H]E OP9IONS DIFF] BETWE5 ITS DETRACTORS LIKE ,5GELS :O *>ACT]IZ$ IT AS A FALSE CONSCI\SNESS1 OR ( ,K>L ,POPP] :O PORTRAYS IT AS ! AB&ONM5T ( COMMON S5SE = AB/RACT DOCTR9E4 ,! VIEW ( IDEOLOGY TAK5 H]E IS ?AT ANY USEFUL DESCRIPTION MU/ BE FREE ( A VALUE JUDGM5T ( IDEOLOGY ITSELF OR IT BECOMES ! >GUM5T ( A P>TICUL> IDEOLOGY4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT Y\ CAN ADOPT A SUP]IOR OV]VIEW BUT ?AT DIFF]5T TYPES ( ANALYSIS MU/ BE DEALT ) ON !IR [N LEVEL4 ,CONSID] ?IS AS A !SIS4 

,%>+ ! ,CONCEPT 

  

,IDEOLOGY IS A NAME = ! WAY ! M9D GIVES POLITICAL MEAN+ TO LANGUAGE & S5SE DATA IT RECEIVES & EXPRESSES4 ,ALL 9TELLIG5T BE+ HAVE ?IS PROCESS LIKE IT OR NOT BECAUSE IT IS ESS5TIAL TO OP]AT+ 9 SOCIETY4 ,A PIECE ( PROP]TY DOES NOT EXI/ 9 A PHYSICAL S5SE1 ONLY 9 IT'S MUTUAL RECOGNITION BY PEOPLE %>+ ! CONCEPT ( PROP]TY4 ,IDEOLOGY IS A COLLECTION ( CONCEPTS :I* PEOPLE %>E 9 COMMON4 ,AL?\< IT EXI/S 9 9DIVIDUAL M9DS IDEOLOGY CAN ONLY EXI/ :]E !Y >E 9 CONTACT ) ONE ANO!R OR RETA9 ! MEMORY ( CONTACT & :ILE IT IS CREAT$ BY ! MAT]IAL UNIV]SE IT CANNOT BE DIRECTLY EXTRAPOLAT$ FROM KN[L$GE ( ! PHYSICAL WORLD AS IT IS ITSELF P>T ( ! OBS]V+ PROCESS 7AS 9 ,HEIS5BURG'S UNC]TA9TY PR9CIPLE74 

,IDEOLOGY IS ?US BAS$ ON ACCEPTANCE ( TRU?S AB\T ! POLITICAL WORLD 7NOT FACTS7 SO ?AT PEOPLE HOLD+ DIFF]5T IDEOLOGIES CAN OBS]VE ! SAME ?+ BUT UND]/& DIFF]5T ?+S BY IT 7! CONCEPT ( ! DUCK_/RABBIT :]E TWO CONCEPTS CAN BE SE5 BUT ONLY ONE FROM ANY P>TICUL> IDEOLOGICAL VIEWPO9T1 WE SEE AN EXPLETIVE BOSS BUT ! CAPITALI/ SEES AN 5TREPR5EUR74 ,MANY FACTORS1 MAT]IAL & M5TAL AFFECT ! SUCCESS ( ,IDEOLOGIES BUT S9CE !Y CANNOT BE PROV$ FALSE1 ! DIV9E RI<T ( K+S IS /ILL AS VALID LOGICALLY N[ AS 9 ! #a#g? C5TURY1 9 SO F> AS PEOPLE ACCEPT !M4 ,Y\ CAN *OSE TO TRY & UND]/& ! IDEOLOGY Y\ HAVE BUT Y\ CANNOT CONSCI\SLY *OSE Y\R IDEOLOGY 9 A RATIONAL WAY AS Y\ CAN Y\R POLITICAL ACTIONS4 ,TRY *OOS+ :AT Y\R FAVORITE FOOD IS1 LET ALONE Y\R POLITICS4 ,IDEOLOGY IS Y\R POLITICAL BELIEF & Y\R ACTIONS D]IVE FROM IT4 

,IF ?AT IS BOR+ WAIT = ?IS4 ,WE MU/ N[ ASK :]E IDEOLOGY FITS 9TO ! MAP ( HUMAN KN[L$GE4 ,TAKE ! LACK ( SUCCESSFUL LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION4 ,ECONOMICS CAN TELL US H[ F> ! 0=CES ( PRODUCTION HAVE DEVELOP$01 PSY*OLOGY CAN EXPLA9 ! WORK+S ( ! HUMAN M9D 9 !IR SOCIAL CONTEXT1 HI/ORY CAN TELL US ! BALANCE ( =CES 9 /RUGGLE1 EV5 A/ROLOGY CAN SAY ! />S W]E 9 ! WRONG ALIGNM5T1 ALL IDEOLOGY CAN DO IS SAY SOCIETY IS UN*ANG$ BECAUSE IT HAS NOT ADOPT$ A DIFF]5T IDEOLOGY4 ,IT IS 9 FACT TAUTOLOGICAL4 ,H]E WE SEE ! LEVEL IDEOLOGY ACTS ON1 IT TAKES >GUM5TS FROM ANALYTICAL ME?ODS & GIVES !M A POLITICAL CONTEXT & MEAN+ -- :5 >E ! ECONOMIC CONDITIONS RIPE = REVOLUTION8 ,:5 IT SUITS \R CAUSE TO SAY !Y >E IS ! REPLY4 ,IDEOLOGY IS ! MOTIVATION =CE ?AT *ANGES UND]/&+ ( ! WORLD 9TO *ANG+ IT AS AN 9T]FACE BETWE5 !ORETICAL VALUES & METAPHYSICAL COMPREH5SION4 

,FALSE ,CONSCI\SNESS 

  

,Y\ WILL HAVE NOT$ BY N[ ?AT ?IS VIEW ( IDEOLOGY IS AS MU* A PRODUCT ( IDEOLOGICAL VIEW AS ! VIEWS REJECT$ E>LI] = !IR POSITIVE ANGLE T[>DS !IR [N P>TICUL> IDEOLOGY4 ,M>XISM ISN'T FALSE CONSCI\SNESS BECAUSE IT'S TRUE1 LIB]ALISM ISN'T IDEOLOGICAL ITS LIV+ 9 ! REAL WORLD ETC4 ,?IS IS TRUE 9 SO F> AS ANY !ORY ( HUMAN ACTIVITY IS 9FLU5C$ BY ! 9QUIR]'S POLITICAL /&PO9T & 9 ?IS CASE ! ANALYSIS IS =W>D$ = ! P>TICUL> ADVANTAGE TO ONE 9 P>TICUL> 7GUESS :I*874 ,?IS DOES NOT 9VALIDATE IT1 OR = ?AT MATT] A ,M>XI/ ANALYSIS ( SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM BE+ CO9CID5TALLY CORRECT BUT ONLY DISCOV]$ BY PEOPLE :O JU/ HAPP5$ TO BE COMMUNI/S4 ,! DIFF]5CE IS 9 BE+ CONSCI\S ( ! TWO LEVELS ( >GUM5TS & AVOID+ PROJECT+ FACT ONTO CONVICTIONS OR MAK+ Y\R CONVICTIONS 9TO FACTS4 ,! !ORY ( ,IDEOLOGY ADVOCAT$ 9 ?IS >TICLE CAN HAVE B5EFITS = ! MOVEM5T BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ELEVATE \R IDEOLOGY TO A ONLY POSSIBLE CORRECT !ORY4 ,IT PLACES RESPONSIBILITY ON ! MOVEM5T TO A*IEVE AN>*ISM NOT WAIT = IT TO FALL 9TO \R LAP4 ,IT %[S ?AT ALL PEOPLE >E CAPABLE ( HOLD+ COMPLEX POLITICAL !ORIES4 ,ITS JU/ A QUE/ION ( UND]/&+ :AT Y\ ALREADY SUBCONSCI\SLY KN[ 7PEOPLE OP]ATE ) A MU* MORE 9TRICATE SY/EM ( PROP]TY ?AN ,LOCKE EXP\ND$7 & 9 A FUTURE AN>*I/ SOCIETY WE WON'T NE$ TO READ ,KROPOTK9 & ,MALATE/A BE=E GO+ \T ( ! H\SE 9 ! MORN+4 ,IT ALSO R$UCES ! POSSIBILITY ( SCI5TIFIC *ANGES RIDICUL+ \R VALUES BAS$ ON ATTACKS ( \R ANALYSIS4 ,!RE >E ALSO DANG]S PR9CIPALLY ( MAK+ ALL VALUE RELATIVE SO ?AT AN>*I/ COMMUNISM IS NO BETT] ?AN ANY O!R SY/EM4 ,?IS MU/ BE F\<T \T 9 ! >5A ( COMPET+ IDEOLOGIES1 & ! CON/ANT DANG] ( ANY IDEA BE+ RECUP]AT$ TO ! B5EFIT ( ! PRES5T SY/EM4 ,ONE LA/ PO9T IS ?AT :ILE CONC5TRAT+ ON IDEAS H]E IT %\LD NEV] BE =GOTT5 ?AT IDEAS DO NOT SPR+ FROM ?9 AIR4 ,\R IDEOLOGY 7& 9DE$ ALL O!RS7 CAME FROM A CONTE/ATION ) ! V]Y PHYSICAL =CES ( \R OPPON5TS4 

,TO CONCLUDE WE N[ HAVE A V]Y P[]FUL ME?OD TO BORE TO DEA? ?OSE UNWILL+ TO JO9 ! MOVEM5T BUT IF ?AT DOES NOT WORK AN>*ISM1 AS ! SELF ACTUALIZATION ( \R CLASS1 MAY B5EFIT AS MU* FROM 5C\RAG+ PEOPLE TO EXAM9E !IR [N IDEOLOGY AS A /RAI<T=W>D DISSEM9ATION ( AN>*I/ PROPAG&A4 

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