The author is correct that pretty much everyone is an ideologue.
Perhaps in shorthand "Ideologies are like assholes--- everybody has one."
It takes a lot to consciously discard ideology especially when it is "inscribed" in our language.When "all men were created equal" was formulated it had an entirely different ideological meaning than…
The author is correct that pretty much everyone is an ideologue.
Perhaps in shorthand "Ideologies are like assholes--- everybody has one."
It takes a lot to consciously discard ideology especially when it is "inscribed" in our language.When "all men were created equal" was formulated it had an entirely different ideological meaning than it does today.
Some Buddhists and the Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti succeeded a little in getting people to detach, at least momentarily, from their ideological filters.
In my college days over 50 years ago we used to joke that "Reality is just a crutch for people who can't handle drugs."
Today I really do believe that "Ideology is just a crutch for people who can't handle reality."
The author is correct that pretty much everyone is an ideologue.
Perhaps in shorthand "Ideologies are like assholes--- everybody has one."
It takes a lot to consciously discard ideology especially when it is "inscribed" in our language.When "all men were created equal" was formulated it had an entirely different ideological meaning than it does today.
Some Buddhists and the Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti succeeded a little in getting people to detach, at least momentarily, from their ideological filters.
In my college days over 50 years ago we used to joke that "Reality is just a crutch for people who can't handle drugs."
Today I really do believe that "Ideology is just a crutch for people who can't handle reality."
Interesting. Thx.
(From my college days way back when I remember a dorm room poster "Is there intelligent life on earth? Yes, but I'm only visiting."