In one of my previous posts, it was suggested to me by two men (Paul and Man of Roma) who far exceed me in wisdom, that ideological labels such as "conservative" and "liberal" don't mean anything anymore. Certainly, I've discussed this in the past myself but like an unstable swing (you know, the one that's not screwed on properly) I tend to sway on the notion of conservatism or liberalism being outdated.
Just read, for example, The Liberal, National Review, The Nation and National Interest to see if this position is true. Something tells me it would be news to the writers of these publications. It seems to me, ideology may have lost its place among politicians but in the realm of political philosophy and theory it does remain alive.
Or, at the very least, it looks as though, and I speak loosely here, conservatism has aligned itself with libertarianism (though a real tight-assed conservative will say it's the opposite) and liberals with socialists. Then again, I've seen conservative websites with the tag or button "Stop the ACLU." But these sites tend to be more neoconservative in orientation than of the classical version. Just like liberals who don't buy into the Marxist or socialist agenda by those among them.
Let's stop here for the sake of brevity. Add what you think to this premise. But it does bring me to my question:
Are we in a post-ideological world?
I'm not convinced.
Commentator, I like the distinction you imply, but do not name, between an individual's ideological tendency and a party politician. Individuals have ideals and ideologies, parties are in the game to gain power by catering to what they believe to be the day's tendency and politicians follow that path.
ReplyDeleteThe best example is Pierre Eliot Trudeau. He was a natural NPD aand his writings amply proves it. But he ran as a liberal because, and he said so, to be able to apply his ideas he had to be in power and the NPD would never get it.
Our political parties, at least in Canada and in the US, are nothing but coalitions of guys who want power and are ready to douse their ideology to get it. Once in power, if in a majority governement, they do what they please...at least for the first 3 years, then they act a little more like the label they were elected under, to be reelected.
"Our political parties, at least in Canada and in the US, are nothing but coalitions of guys who want power and are ready to douse their ideology to get it. Once in power, if in a majority governement, they do what they please...at least for the first 3 years, then they act a little more like the label they were elected under, to be reelected."
ReplyDeleteQuoted for truth.
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