A political ideology is, by definition, an individual's or group's mindset of what the purpose of government is and basically how much of our everyday lives should be affected by that government's powers. Because the power of government is such a defining factor for us in that many government policies serve us or protect us or influence our decisions, limit what we can do, and just so much more. So you can imagine that political ideology, your stance on all of that, plays a huge role.
The three ideologies I've been asked to discuss are liberal, conservative, and libertarian. Liberals, as the name implies, are open to new behaviors and policies and are willing to discard traditional values if it means society's advancement towards the well-being of the individual and equality in general. It's for this reason that people who abides by this group's ideology typically push for policies that help those that are unfortunate such as those who are struggling financially or push for easier access to education and other things of the sort. …show more content…
The people of this group are usually aligned with the Republican party as opposed to Liberals who are found as a Democrat. People who are conservative hold traditional values dear and as such hold more of a resistance to change. As you can tell this seems nearly opposite to Liberal's modus operandi. And while conservatives are capable of change they'd prefer it to be more of a subtle venture where it happens slowly over time. Of course this is talking about the group as a whole as the individual conservative may in fact want radical change at the drop of a hat, but for sake of argument I am generalizing each group to highlight their
The three ideologies I've been asked to discuss are liberal, conservative, and libertarian. Liberals, as the name implies, are open to new behaviors and policies and are willing to discard traditional values if it means society's advancement towards the well-being of the individual and equality in general. It's for this reason that people who abides by this group's ideology typically push for policies that help those that are unfortunate such as those who are struggling financially or push for easier access to education and other things of the sort. …show more content…
The people of this group are usually aligned with the Republican party as opposed to Liberals who are found as a Democrat. People who are conservative hold traditional values dear and as such hold more of a resistance to change. As you can tell this seems nearly opposite to Liberal's modus operandi. And while conservatives are capable of change they'd prefer it to be more of a subtle venture where it happens slowly over time. Of course this is talking about the group as a whole as the individual conservative may in fact want radical change at the drop of a hat, but for sake of argument I am generalizing each group to highlight their