This article discusses how society, as a whole, tends to maintain the status quo. The individuals that make up society, in one way or another, enact the will of the society. This characteristic of society makes it easy to explain its rejection of new key ideas that are typical of Continue Reading
Politics
articles on social and political topics
The main contradiction
The main contradiction, as always, lies in the development of other productive forces that conflict with the established production relations. And what is happening with our productive forces? An interesting metamorphosis is taking place. Less and less, capital is becoming a tool of exploitation and transforming into a means of Continue Reading
Information flows
Table of Contents Toggle Introduction What is the reason? Is it possible for this to happen in other countries? The Role of Propaganda A classic of the genre. Party officials and mullahs Middle East The era before the invention of propaganda Western world Russia Why are revolutions called velvet? Islamism Continue Reading
What is beneficial for the ruling class
In every form of government (state structure), the ruling class was called the ruling class precisely because it had exclusive access to a key resource. This defined the relationships within society and the methods of governance. It also determined the focus of societal efforts. If the ruling class needed to Continue Reading
The Social Character of Erich Fromm
To understand the genesis, functions, and reasons for the collapse of various types of societies, Erich Fromm’s developed theory of social character can provide significant insights. It addresses questions such as: What behavioral motives, prevalent among the masses, support a given social system, and which ones undermine it? Unlike sociological Continue Reading
From egalitarianism to kleptocracy
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. fb2. ). Edit Jared Diamond Chapter 14. In 1979, while flying with a group of familiar missionaries over a remote swampy area of New Guinea, I noticed several isolated huts scattered miles apart. The pilot began to tell me that recently, Continue Reading
Taboo.
Tabooing is the easiest path to moral enslavement. The system of taboos is the most effective way to keep the masses in line. Through taboos, one can make a person constantly reflect on the question, “Am I doing the right thing?” while keeping thoughts about the source of the taboo Continue Reading
The Future of History
FRANCIS FUKUYAMA Professor at Stanford University. CAN LIBERAL DEMOCRACY SURVIVE THE DECLINE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS? Published in the journal Foreign Affairs , No. 1, 2012. © Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.Translation: Journal Russia in Global Politics, 01-02/2012, https://www.globalaffairs.ru/articles/budushhee-istorii/ Something strange is happening in the world. Both the global financial Continue Reading
Why doesn’t democracy work?
The answer to this question is simple – most people are not competent to make the right decisions. But that’s just the first part of the answer. The second part is that, in the long run, no one is truly competent to make serious strategic decisions. No one, except for Continue Reading
Patriotism
The Combat Guard marches heavily.It marches on, sweeping away fortresses, with fire in its eyes,Shining with military orders,How the drops of fresh blood shine on the swords. A. and B. Strugatsky “The Doomed City” What does <Insert the name of the country where you were born/lived your life> mean to Continue Reading