Devil's Advocate
01-04-2013, 11:15 PM
Hey there.
I don't believe in political ideologies. Most people don't seem to know what the labels they use actually stand for, and even among labels, people often vary and will say others among their own group belong to the opposition.
Instead, I believe in temperaments, and those temperaments can be manipulated into believing in any given political ideology given that you press the right buttons on someone. People have fixated beliefs, and the ideology they choose is just the best way they know how to fulfill those beliefs while assimilating into society without becoming vulnerable.
Two classic examples of this are Catholic liberals and Red Tories. Neither group really identifies with what it labels as, but rather they belong to their sides because they don't like someone on the other side who has twisted an ideology into something it's not. Catholic liberals don't like Rockefeller Republicans. Red Tories don't like welfare leeches or multicultural hippies.
In any case, I often argue sides just for the sake of it in order to test someone's temperament. I have certain beliefs, but most people don't care to think about them, so at best, I try to find out what others' beliefs are and see how I can relate with them.
Thanks for Reading,
DA
I don't believe in political ideologies. Most people don't seem to know what the labels they use actually stand for, and even among labels, people often vary and will say others among their own group belong to the opposition.
Instead, I believe in temperaments, and those temperaments can be manipulated into believing in any given political ideology given that you press the right buttons on someone. People have fixated beliefs, and the ideology they choose is just the best way they know how to fulfill those beliefs while assimilating into society without becoming vulnerable.
Two classic examples of this are Catholic liberals and Red Tories. Neither group really identifies with what it labels as, but rather they belong to their sides because they don't like someone on the other side who has twisted an ideology into something it's not. Catholic liberals don't like Rockefeller Republicans. Red Tories don't like welfare leeches or multicultural hippies.
In any case, I often argue sides just for the sake of it in order to test someone's temperament. I have certain beliefs, but most people don't care to think about them, so at best, I try to find out what others' beliefs are and see how I can relate with them.
Thanks for Reading,
DA