Ideology, individualism, collectivism, liberalism, self-interest, competition, freedom, rule of law, private property, collective responsibility, collective interest, cooperation, and economic equality are discussed in the document. Key concepts include that ideology stems from basic principles like blood, individualism places the individual over the group, collectivism supports public funding through taxes, and cooperation was essential to success in World War 2. Collective responsibility holds all responsible for tolerating actions, while collective interest refers to shared public services.
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IDEAS Ideologies, Individualism, Collectivism & More
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2. Ideology A certain orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation. For example Hitler's racial ideology stemmed from what he called "the basic principle of the blood. http://www.blog4history.com/2010/01/oliver-stones-new-documentary/
3. Individualism A Belief that places the Individual ahead of the group. For example in most North American Countries people are able too make many personal choices that can effect how much money they make and how much influence they have. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-2773154-businessman-holding-money-bags.php
4. Collectivism For example all people pay taxes so that public building’s can be funded. A political theory that the people should own the means of production, meaning that we should be dependent on each other. http://trcs.wikispaces.com/Communist+08
6. Self-Interest Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others For example the Oil company’s charge a large amount of money for there product, as well as contributing too environmental pollution. http://www.phongpo.com/2010/04/30/royal-dutch-shell-posted-a-net-profit-increase-of-57-percent-in-first-quarter/
7. Competition A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers http://www.pegworks.com/featured/awesome-or-annoying-mac-vs-apple/ For example the company’s Microsoft and Apple have a competition for the computer market.
8. Freedom (Political/Economic) The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints. Many Immigrants migrated to American and Canada for the Freedom promised too them. http://freedomthirst.com/about/
9. Rule Of Law A state of order in which nobody is above and everybody follows' the law. According too the Rule Of Law nobody is above the Law, including politicians and major celebrities. http://publicrecordssearchonline.org/find-out-why-a-person-got-sent-to-prison/
10. Private Property Private Property is the area of which only the owners have complete and legal control. If an object of value is found on your land you are entitled too a share of the profit that it acquires. http://www.gemplers.com/product/130833/18x12-Property-Control-Private-Property-No-Trespassing-Sign
11. Collective Responsibility Collective responsibility is a concept, in which all individuals are to be held responsible for other people's actions by tolerating, or ignoring them. For example if a person harbors a fugitive such as a murderer, etc. They can also be held accountable.
12. Collective Interest: Collective Interest is an interest that an entire group shares or has in common. http://www.coolmyspacebackgrounds.org/tag/firefighter-pictures/ For example public service’s such as Firefighters, police and Health care are all part of the collective Interest of Canadian Citizens.
13. Cooperation Joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission For example through Cooperation the Allies were able to succeed in World War 2 http://www.soldiersperspective.us/2007/06/26/a-heros-silent-departure/
14. Economic Equality Economic egalitarianism is a state of economic affairs in which the participants of a society are of equal standing and equal access to all the economic resources in terms of economic power, wealth, and contribution.