The Nature Of Ideology

Ideology counts. Much of human history is the chronicle of human destruction at the hands of those with a different comprehensive and explicit ideological doctrine.

The great conflicts of the last several centuries have had their deepest roots in ideological differences. One can uncover the central role played by ideology as one reads historical accounts of the American, French or Bolshevik revolutions and observe the legacy of these ideological conflicts in contemporary political events and economic disagreement.

The power of ideology is equally evident today. In the 20th Century, ideological conflict has been the major source of war and economic disruption as well as the central justification for large-scale regional and international violence.

Ideology is trans-cultural