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Ideologues vs Pragmatists: The Clash Of Ideologies In US Politics
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The US democracy ideologues are seriously impeding US and global political and socioeconomic progress.
This is because they are stubbornly holding on to their old ideas of how the world should work and should be run.
As for the democracy much touted by the West, there are certainly many different versions of it in Europe, America, Asia, and Africa.
Some of these are only marginally democratic because of infrequent elections, biased elections, and frequent military coups.
USA is at a critical crossroads with its toxic confrontational politics and conflict-driven politics of the likes of Trump and Biden, and the upcoming highly contested presidential election.
What happens next will affect USA as well as the whole world.
The stakes are extremely high indeed.
Hopefully, US voters will send a clear signal to their politicians to avoid causing more confrontation and damage to USA and the world.
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Ideologues vs Pragmatists - Terry Nettle
1. Foreword
Ideologues vs Pragmatists : The Clash Of Ideologies In US Politics
The US democracy ideologues are seriously impeding US and global political and socioeconomic progress.
This is because they are stubbornly holding on to their old ideas of how the world should work and should be run.
They want USA-style democracy to continue to dominate the world in every way possible as the shinning city on the hill
2. Clash Of Ideologies
The ideologues think that to compromise is to sacrifice their vaunted idealism.
They fight against different ideologies, and they fight tooth and nail against pragmatists.
The fact is that the modern world has become so complex that a single-mindedness to pursue a specific ideology is a dead end.
3. Pragmatists
Pragmatists change with the world they live in because they are prepared to listen to all options, consider all options, and make the necessary changes.
They know that compromise is absolutely essential in managing complex issues.
However, this is not to say that pragmatists do not have noble ideals and are not idealistic about building perfect systems.
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