Political ideologies

book “Merchants of Doubt,” authors Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway discuss how the Republicans argue that there is no scientific consensus on climate change and that they try to present the issue as an ongoing scientific debate, when actually it’s a political one. The Republicans refer to the environmentalists and climate specialists who published articles on the scientific consensus as “watermelon communists,” and accuse them of having selfish reasons for publishing false information. Even though…

The main purpose of the reading by Matt Motyl titled, “Liberals and conservatives are (geographically) dividing” is that political parties’ affiliations are dividing the U.S. This can be seen through the locations many Americans live such as liberals going to more urban areas as opposed to the conservatives to go to less populated areas in rural states (Motyl, 2016). The author uses the Ideological Enclavement Theory to explain the division of people in the U.S through racial segregation and…

bias can be proven in the United States through, viewer distribution and viewers trust in different media sources, journalist ideologies, and issues focused on by the media. Biased meaning that the media reports on certain stories and events that favor their political ideology. To help me support this idea, I have interviewed two people with seemingly different political views. One is my grandfather and the other being my sister. My grandpa was born in the mid 40’s making him a baby boomer and…

Ideology Response This semester I have learned a lot throughout these chapters. I learned about politics and the inside of the functions on how they work to why they work that way. I have also learned that about where my classmates state and about myself with my point of view in politics. This response will talk about the “economic” and “social” dimensions and the issues that come with them. Also, my preference on liking one side more or less about government interactions. My views compared to…

Congressional approval ratings have proven to be dependent upon the partisan lens in which the public views their legislative decisions. The public tends to have higher approval ratings when Congress approves legislation that aligns with their political views and lower approval ratings when congress approves legislation that does not. However, in “How Partisan Conflict in Congress Affects Public Opinion: Strategies, Outcomes, and Issue Differences” Flynn and Harbridge examine how approval…

Right Wing vs. Left Wing Left wing and Right wing politics for many years served to classify the political stance and philosophies of the parties, with the left wing being progressive and the Right wing being traditional. The left and right wing ideologies were not fully developed until the 1960’s where two different documents for different groups were written. The two documents outlined the ideals of Left wing liberals and right wing conservatives, ideals that are still used today. The first…

politics is a multidimensional topic and a combination of many elements that shape the political system in Europe. In any democracy and especially in Europe, political parties are central to the system because they structure the popular vote, formulate the public policy, organize the flow of power and compete in elections, allowing citizens to choose their leaders. Also, European politicians depend a lot on their political parties for their electoral success to parliament, and this success…

This growing monopoly stole culture from the youth who came to Los Angeles to be “culture seekers [and] culture creators” (MacLeod, 4). In addition, the city’s high levels of political disillusionment caused by political corruption enabled political distrust among youth (Macleod, 51). Feelings of losing culture, political trust, and self-expression stigmatized the youth of Los Angeles to the point where youth felt “little attachment to any larger group or society” (MacLeod, 4). Their weakening…

As a noun, “punk” is defined by Merriam-Webster as being “a petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian; a rude and violent young man.” When used as an adjective, the same word means “inferior.” Members of this culture are depicted as the “bad kids” who fail to contribute to society and are most-likely destined to be the occupants of prison. In fact, “punk” is also a slang term meaning a “young man used as a homosexual partner especially in a prison.” When one hears the word “punk,” images of violence,…

Broadening to Include Everyone I think that Traditional Liberalism holds the most promise as a way to organize society with its particular strengths as its definition of freedom, its conception of human nature, and what role it believes church should play in government. First, it’s definition of freedom is that everyone has the ability to work and gain status for his or her self. I grew up in a household with working parents and I do not resent them for it. I believe that both parents deserve a…