Authoritarianism

When parents bring children up, they use different styles that have varying results on the behavior of children. Different parenting styles affect the physical activity of children in different ways. The physical health of children largely depends on the parental guidance and a significant level of control. Permissive, uninvolved, authoritative and authoritarian parenthoods are two distinct methods of bringing up children. Their fundamental approaches have different effects on the physical…

When examining the word “border” there are various thoughts and emotions that this can trigger for an individual. Before reading, “Undoing Border Imperialism” by Harsha Walia, I thought of a border as something that keeps people in or out, basically a boundary. After reading the text, Walia has allowed for me to realize that borders are much more about who’s included or excluded but rather the ways this inclusion and exclusion takes place and the reasoning behind these ways. Walia offers the…

Each individual is born in a different nature and is nurtured differently, with different ideologies, beliefs, and values. Opinions are shaped on life, and new perspectives are formed. Priorities differ as each individual determines their own needs, wants, and desires. When a government takes the form of a democracy, it does so in the attempt to represent the beliefs and values of the people, maintaining order, providing public services and goods, setting goals for public policy, and…

“What are the major factors that lead to groupthink in any organization? Is groupthink only of historical interest, or is it still a common occurrence in government? According to the text, “Introducing Public Administration”, the major factors that lead to groupthink in any organization are an illusion of invulnerability, collective construction of rationalizations, belief in inherent morality, stereotyped views of groups, direct pressure on dissenters, self-censorship, illusion of opinion and…

Antifa is a contraction of the phrase anti-fascist and refers to a loosely organized movement that utilizes violence and direct action against far-right and white supremacist groups. While they are associated with and mainly comprised of far-left wing activists, like communists and anarchists, they place more of an emphasis on fighting fascism and far-right extremism than advancing left-wing ideologies, according to BBC News and the New York Times. Many Antifa activists wear black hoods (hence…

From topics such as politics, religion, science, culture, and healthcare, there is a long range of topics in which the ideologies between the two parties clash. [footnote ming 1] Indeed, the movement challenges the “basic assumptions of Marxism, authoritarianism, and scientism,” which make up the very “bedrock of communist political culture.” [footnote ming 7] By providing “alternative moral discourse” Falun Gong has become a perceived threat, as the “Communist leadership considered itself…

Canada’s foreign policy has always been focused primarily around peacekeeping and anti-authoritarianism. “The idea that Canada always fights on the side of democracy and freedom remains a source of great patriotic pride.” Our firm beliefs on standing up against dictatorship is what lead Canada into the Korean War in 1950, leading to our greater…

UNFAIRNESS: The Effects of Political Views on Social Class, Vice Versa. Iran, a perplexing and complex country, has had a heavy involvement with aspects such as changing social classes and political advancements for the past couple decades. During the late 1980’s, Iran experienced a massive transformation into a new regime that altered most everything about the country 's society. Marjane Satrapi, author of the profound graphic novel Persepolis, wrote this autobiography detailing her childhood…

These include themes such as anti-war, anti-consumerism, anti-fascism, anti-imperialism, anti- authoritarianism, anarchism, nihilism and existentialism. Additionally, the components of human identity and behaviours such as greed, poverty, hypocrisy, boredom, despair and absurdity. For example, Crayola Shooter created in 2011, Banksy creates awareness for…

The French, and Haitian Revolutions both achieved their initial political goals with varying degrees of success, although victory sometimes meant great loss to the nations. Since French and Haitian counterparts, the rebels went on to fight and establish independence without overturning the colonial social order. Despite terrible human, monetary, and social costs, the French and Haitian revolutions were able to propel the idea of democracy and the ideal of equality far beyond the boundaries…