This paper is aimed at reviewing two cultural terms and two collective action terms and relating them with American and French politics. The two cultural terms that I will be looking at are egalitarianism and libertarianism while the two collective action terms that I will be looking at are externalities and conformity cost. To start with, egalitarianism is defined as the ideology that all humans are equal and the social credo to eradicate any inequalities between humans.
In French politics, the epitome of egalitarianism is arguably the French revolution of 1789 to 1799. The French revolution was a period of political and social cataclysm where they dethroned monarchies, initiated a republic under ferocious bouts of political unrest. The concepts of egalitarianism are evident in the outcomes of the French Evolution for instance the establishment and addition of civil rights as well as refinement in the political culture. Egalitarianism in American politics is etched in the declaration of independence in the words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable …show more content…
Libertarianism in the United States is a very common political ideology and one would argue that the reason that libertarianism is such a common philosophy is because the country was built on the primacy of freedom and individualism. These two concepts have been are intrinsic in American political culture and have become hallowed and paramount in its definition. In French politics, however, libertarianism is not as common but rather an personal inclination. For instance the newly elected president of France, Emmanuel Macron, has been defined as having libertarianism leanings. The kind of libertarianism that is practiced in French politics is what in the United States would be described as classical
In French politics, the epitome of egalitarianism is arguably the French revolution of 1789 to 1799. The French revolution was a period of political and social cataclysm where they dethroned monarchies, initiated a republic under ferocious bouts of political unrest. The concepts of egalitarianism are evident in the outcomes of the French Evolution for instance the establishment and addition of civil rights as well as refinement in the political culture. Egalitarianism in American politics is etched in the declaration of independence in the words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable …show more content…
Libertarianism in the United States is a very common political ideology and one would argue that the reason that libertarianism is such a common philosophy is because the country was built on the primacy of freedom and individualism. These two concepts have been are intrinsic in American political culture and have become hallowed and paramount in its definition. In French politics, however, libertarianism is not as common but rather an personal inclination. For instance the newly elected president of France, Emmanuel Macron, has been defined as having libertarianism leanings. The kind of libertarianism that is practiced in French politics is what in the United States would be described as classical