Radical Ideologies and Ideas Flashcards
Radical ideologies and ideas are problematic if they are reduced to ___.
Destruction.
Radical ideologies and ideas challenge the ___ ___.
Status quo.
Radical ideologies and ideas tend to be separated into ___ and ___ politics.
Left, right.
___ is associated with egalitarianism, while ___ is associated with individualism.
Left, right.
Between left and right wing politics, ___ is more reactionary.
Right.
An ideology ___ concepts, theories, and political programs.
Merges.
While ideologies try to make a claim to truth, what they say may not be ___ true.
Universally.
Negative ideologies demonstrate how ideologies can change people’s perspectives and make them believe something that is ___ to them.
Detrimental.
Marx believed that capitalism functioned through ___ ideology.
Negative.
According to socialism, property should be distributed ___ among people.
Equally.
According to socialism, members of society should look towards what they can do for the good of the ___.
Community.
Socialism is committed to evolutionary/revolutionary change.
Revolutionary.
What are the three types of socialism?
- Utopian socialism.
- Scientific socialism.
- Democratic socialism.
What is utopian socialism?
There is no private ownership (the community owns everything) and everyone has what they need.
What is scientific socialism?
Marx’s socialism, where there is a belief that capitalism is fundamentally destructive to society, as the proletariat is exploited while the bourgeoise reaps the benefits. Radical change.
What is democratic socialism?
Less revolutionary and more evolutions, functions within a democracy, and is modern day socialism.
Communism is not exactly what Marx envisioned. Why is this? Give an example.
In the U.S.S.R., people were living in poverty, but the nation was supposed to be communist.
Fascism is on the ___ side of the political spectrum.
Right.
Fascism is a movement of ___ change.
Political.
Fascism is about individuals, but more accurately…
Specific individuals in the dominant, desired group.
Fascism instills a sense of pride for being a part of the “master race”, which in turn…
Causes them to follow the leader of the “master race”.
Fascism is hierarchical. True or false?
True.
Fascism is largely maintained by getting people to respect the state. This is achieved through…
Police and military presence.
Fascism is about creating borders. What does this mean?
There are specific definitions about who belongs in a fascist society, and who does not.
With anarchism, it is often assumed to be about chaos, destruction, and lack of order. However, in reality, what is it about?
Taking away hierarchies.
Anarchists believe that power is always…
Concentrated at the top.
Anarchists believe in distributing power in a ___ way.
Egalitarian.
What are the two types of anarchism?
- Socialist anarchism.
2. Individualist anarchism.
What is socialist anarchism about?
Community and ensuring equality. Commonly redistributes property.
Individualist anarchism is based on ___.
Libertarianism.
Individual anarchism and libertarianism heavily focus on maintaining a ___ government set up in basic ways, and gaining individual rights and freedoms.
Small.
Individual anarchism is/isn’t about equality.
Isn’t.
