Liberalism worldwide

The Social Democratic Party supports social justice and government regulation while supporting the free market. Over time the current position of the party emerged from its roots as a Marxist party. The party believes in quality and maintaining a strong welfare state while also promoting economic growth. The party apposes most policies that reduce the economic rights of workers or significantly weaken unions. In the foreign policy sphere, the social democratic party supports international…

Liberalism Realist such as Henry Kissinger once stated that when it comes to power, leaders are usually power hungry and selfish. Liberals in the other hand believe that leaders can make their nations get along by having respect fo each other differences and freedom. Liberals disagree with realist view about how political power is measure by "degree to which one is able to maintain, increase and demonstrate one's power over others" ( Lazarus). For Liberals, trusting behaviour between states is…

It’s hard to imagine a more radical revolution than the Russian Revolution of 1917: the tzar was killed, the people and the Bolsheviks became the leaders, and centuries of monarchy turned overnight into Communism. A radical revolution is where the people who are uprising decide to revamp the social structure, and change the fundamental beliefs of the society. Their goals were “tearing at the bonds holding the traditional monarchical society” together. By contrast, a “common sense” revolution is…

What would John Locke say? Human beings were created equally. Despite our economic or cultural level, we should all have the same rights and be treated with equality. However, this is not the case of the 21 century, a time where many people’s rights are being violated. In addition, people’s liberty, life and right of property are being drastically taken away. With this in mind, now I can introduce an important philosopher relevant to the topic, this is John Locke. Even though he doesn’t form…

political ideologies are ethical set of ideals, principles, doctrines, and symbols of a certain social movement or group that depicts how they believe society should function, and offers some political and cultural views to put up for a certain social order. Everyone has their own opinions, and their political views are likely to be different. A person can be a liberal, conservative or even Something in-between. Your political point of view determines your political ideology. A political…

The English Revolution was a struggle between Charles I and parliament for ultimate authority over the country. The French Revolution was directed against the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI. Both monarchs ruled under the idea of Divine Right, the doctrine that says that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority. Louis XIV and Charles I did a poor job ruling their country by starting wars and overspending to live extravagant lifestyles. One common factor of these revolutions was a financial…

The French Revolution (1789 – 99) had ramifications for all aspects of French life as well as influencing thought and society much more widely. Its effects on art were multi-faceted, including: subject matter; style; and the artistic audience and workforce. I will commence with a brief overview of the antecedents of the Revolution, before discussing each of these effects in turn. The French Revolution (Encyclopædia Britannica, n.d.; History World International, n.d) The French Revolution saw…

John Locke was an English philosopher regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and generally considered the "Father of Classical Liberalism". In the Two Treatises of Government, he defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch. Locke argued that people have rights, such as the right to life, liberty, and property, which have a foundation independent of the laws of any particular society…

In Daniel J. Boorstin’s book The Decline of Radicalism, lines are drawn as clarification to the audience in regards to semantics. Within his book, Boorstin asserts his thoughts in regards to the term “disagree” greatly differing from the term “dissent”, and as he explains, he provides comparisons these terms to their effect upon American democracy. While there is a great difference between dissent and disagreement, especially in terms of their application to the United States as it can be seen…

As revolutionary as the twenty-first century would appear to be, there is still the necessity to carefully balance personal freedoms and societal stability. In a time where rapid progressiveness is allowing for a widening acceptance for many facets of an individual’s life that were once forbidden, society must be careful in how it handles such changes. Changes are warranted as long as they do not impede on others’ freedoms or threaten the society’s stability. Such aspects include, alternative…