Ideology

‘Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party’ before the Civil War showcases the development and expansion of the Republican party and the political ideology of the North and South and the reasons surrounding and leading up to the civil war. Outlawing of slavery in the North was the first step in “free labor” and the first step in the re evaluation of the laws that the United States was created upon. Economic, social and political power was the main focus for most of…

establish a new society in which all property would be publicly owned (Mason 67). Their radical ideas challenged the capitalist structure and called for full equality. Class conflict and the struggle of the proletariat are at the core of Marxist ideology. Marx and Engels criticized materialism and the dynamic between the dominant class (the bourgeoisie) and the subordinate class (the proletariat). They theorized that the conflict between these classes would erupt into inevitable revolution, in…

liberal democratic form of a government and the formation of an ideological government by the human race. In his essay Fukuyama has clearly mentioned about the clash of interests between the eastern and the western ideologies. As per his theory and understanding, the western ideology of liberation and democracy emerged as the undisputed winner with proven examples of protests across the post Soviet Union related to the anti-communist thoughts…

that many people have failed to comprehend. Nowadays, ideologies are what drive the world around. “To understand the world today; it is essential to understand the conflicting ideologies that are at the heart of many conflicts and so much political debate.”(Sargent, 1) They are extremely significant and can define every person’s agenda and propaganda guiding their political actions and shaping their lives. Studying the different political ideologies is about analyzing thoughts and reflecting on…

and can impede artists from gaining the success and fame that they might deserve. An interesting thing to look into is the relationship between the legal disputes which happened after Rothko’s death, and his contradiction against main American ideologies prior to his death, and see whether there was a relationship between the two factors. His sudden fame after his death could be due to the fact that the barriers that were created due to ideological conflicts were less prominent. Overall, Mark…

Criticism will be applied to John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural speech. By using JFK’s word in his inaugural speech, the prevalent ideology of the 1960’s can be determined. When John F. Kennedy was elected as the President of the United States, the world was at a turning point. His inaugural address was given right at the beginning of…

Roosevelt and his New Deal programs. Alan Brinkley even described both figures, Long and Coughlin, as “the two most successful leaders of national political dissidence of their era” (Brinkley ix). Huey P. Long and Father Coughlin had very similar ideologies that they presented to the American…

authoritarian tactics. Communism during this period would only vaguely echo the mid-19th century ideals of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, with the Lenin-caused split in the ideology dropping calls for equality and open means of production for all in favor of political action and national self-determination. Even at the core of their ideologies, fascism…

In order to develop Afrocentric ideologies amongst African Americans, Malcolm X argued that Blacks needed to rethink their entire experience in the United States. Malcolm criticized the idea of desegregation in public schools, he did not believe that the integration of public schools would ensure a quality education for the Black masses. He argued that instead of integrated schools, Black children needed high quality, and well funded all Black schools, and they did not need to attend schools…

approaches to power are realized. Within modern day capitalism, social media has become so universally pervasive that its ideology and commodification are all but naturalized in our society. By exploring concepts of hegemony, commodification and ideology, social media serves as a lens to demonstrate the influence and power of this medium in a capitalist society. The commonplace use of ideology is in reference to set…