Important Tool Used For The Political Field

Mass media is an ever-growing field where millions of people are connected at a constant basis. With that being said opinions and viewpoints are established on a daily basis through the media society reads. Many of these news media sources can be persuasive and have an influence on individual’s opinions. This concept is called framing. While it is related to the concept of agenda setting, framing focuses more on the issue at hand rather than on a particular topic. Framing is an important topic because of its major influence over the choices people make and how they process information. “Goffman stated that there are two distinctions within primary frameworks which are natural and social. Both play the role of helping individuals interpret

Of the factors which shaped American society in the Cold War era, the fear of communism and its potential to spread imposed the greatest effect upon the United States. From the worldwide devastation of World War II arose two powers: United States of America, fueled by a capitalist economy, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR, whose economy embodied the communist ideals of Karl Marx. Marx himself stated, “Communism is already acknowledged by all...powers to be in itself a power”. Marx predicted the power of a communistic society well before the first World War began. In the wake of the devastation

In learning my critical thinking traits, I have discovered that I need to get the facts together and evaluate them based on my ethical characteristics. This process of thinking has directed me to understand that things have to be understood and communicated correctly in order to paint the picture of information that I want others to see or hear. This plays an important part in my professional life. When preparing for presentations or work reports, all data needs to be analyzed and

Communism is not some unverifiable, otherworldly entity, but “itself a Power” (218) already in Europe. The power of communism does not come from arbitrary political systems set up by the bourgeois, but from the natural power of labor and workers.

Communism is system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people. In some countries, the communist government functioned well while in other countries, the government slowly collapsed on itself. Criticism rose from the masses of the population of each country and caused the people to question if communism was the most favorable system of government. In the late 1950s, Eastern European states’ criticism over communism was harsh and condemnatory as the communists appeared to be doing nothing for the well-being of the countries; overtime, criticism shifted to a more melancholy tone, presenting a comfortable but non beneficial view of communism in the 1980s. Negative views spread throughout the European states and eventually developed on their own.

Over the years, people have interpreted Karl Marx’s work incorrectly and sometimes only partially. Since his explanation of communism, people have changed what they think communism really is. In present day if someone tells someone they are communist, they picture a society oppressed by its government. They picture removal of all their private belongings and burglary of their finances to be distributed amongst society as a whole. Societies and governments have over simplified Karl Marx’s description of communism and altered some of it to fit their situations. In Marx’s piece, he first states his initial views of how society is, then he analyzes the issues and contradictions within capitalism, and then

“The selfish misconception that induces you to transform into eternal laws of nature and of reason, the social forms springing from your present mode of production and form of property- historical relations that rise and disappear in the progress of production- this misconception you share with every ruling class that has preceded you.” The Communist Manifesto was a way to characterize the growing social and economic troubles in Europe during the time. Marx attempts to introduce new ways of looking at these social and economic struggles through Communism. The main point made is that issues each class struggles with drives the economy.

Communism is applied to the movement that aims to overthrow the capitalist order by revolutionary means and to establish a classless society in which all goods will be owned socially” (Eisenhower).Communism was becoming more of a threat to other countries outside of Europe because they worried that it would end up spreading throughout southeast Asia if it took over South Vietnam. Western leaders came to believe that “ once communism gained a foothold in one nation, neighboring countries would soon be infiltrated, overrun and seized by communist” (Vesely).The idea was that a communist victory in Indochina would precipitate the spread of communism throughout Southeast Asia.

One fear that has plagued our world since 1848 is the political ideology of communism. Ever since the publication of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, communism has been the fear of many world leaders as they have watched great countries fall into the hands of revolutionist. Yet, some fail to realize is how easily some revolutions compare to others and how some do not. Although the revolutions discussed in the lecture did not seem to relate to each other, the similarities and differences are striking.

“The communist party, the repository of ultimate power in the Soviet Union, is not a party at all in the Western sense. It is not a mass political organization, with many voting adherents and relatively few active members, but a small, highly select band of men and women who rule the country with great power.”

Okay before you totally tear this article apart, hear me out. Many of you have an inherent hatred for communism just because of American history. Many of you might not even know what communism is or what it stands for. Allow me to briefly inform you. By definition, communism is a political theory that is designed to lead to a society where all property is publically owned and everyone works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Here’s more or less what it would look like in an ideal scenario:

Surrounded by barriers of controlled propaganda and instilled fear, Communism has denied basic human rights under the disguise of utopian ideals since its first practice in 1917 by Russia. Communism, an ideology originally founded by Karl Marx, proposed a way of life in which all workers would be equal. Marx called on the working class, or the proletariat, to unite against the class of factory owners and investors, or the bourgeois; it was predicted that Communism would arise in the countries where these classes are present. This form of government, however, remains fundamentally flawed in the sense that it is socially impossible, bearing in mind the human mentality of evolution and ambition. In order to make Communism a reality, many basic human rights have to be taken away including the rights to life and liberty, to an impersonal education, public hearing, privacy, and movement. By using different approaches of psychology as implements of repression and social control, Communist countries have attempted to maintain a totalitarian government while the church, despite the many obstacles faced, has remained peaceful while providing hope and support for the citizens.

I’m sure you all are familiar with the concept of communism, and perhaps how it is the staple of Russia and the society that was the Soviet Union (which failed). However, the Communist Manifesto was composed by two German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published in London in the year of 1848. It essentially says that our lives should be governed by us, and that all property shall be publicly owned. All citizens of the nation must work and are paid according to their abilities and needs. It sounds enticing, sounds like it’ll work. That was the basis of their philosophy. But, a society in which there is an absolute power, in this case the working class, is the fault. It simply won’t work. It breeds absolute corruption. We’ve all probably heard that

Critical thinking is incredibly important in decision making (Elder, 2007). It guides our ability to make informed decisions based off information gathered and viewed critically. When it falls into disuse, mistakes are made. Decisions become subject to bias or misinformation. This is why it is especially important to critically think about political leaders, both when voting for them and when they are already in office. Political leaders, especially in the United States of America, are held to a higher standard of accountability. Since they make decisions on behalf of citizens, it is important for those citizens to make sure that information is expressed accurately, honestly, and comes from reliable sources.

     Communism had one of the greatest political impacts than any other political ideas in the 20th century around the world. What is important and interesting about communism is its background, concept, and why many countries apply to this idea. This essay will generally focus on the background, ideology, and why the countries and political parties applied to this idea.