Itilitarianism And Innerworkings Of Communitarianism

In his characterization, Thomas Paine was correct in envisioning a diverse American, one that he describes as “people from different nations, accustomed to different forms and habits of government, speaking different languages, and more different in their modes of worship.” People are constantly immigrating to America which contributes to the diverse environment. The immigrants bring their different backgrounds and qualities, however, those traits are not always welcomed resulting in issues like discrimination and social divides. Contrary to Paine’s beliefs, eliminating divides is not as simple as “constructing a government on the principles of society and the rights of man.” While the government does put effort into diminishing the divide among people, the difficulties still remain and there is very little “cordial union.” Today, over 225 years since Thomas Paine

When immigration policy is discussed, typically, it is discussed within the confines of egalitarian notions and sentiments, and inside the boundaries and parameters set by generally Marxist-influenced social democracy. Characteristically, it is not discussed pertaining to the concept of a social order built on the rights of property owners, sharers, and contributors to and of the common stock- which at their discretion- may exclude bad apples, lazy contributors, rotten characters, trespassers, and terrorists. Once egalitarian sentiments and notions are rejected full-scale- (only giving credence to those that have empirical weight or logical consistency) more proper, more substantive interdisciplinary analyses may reveal that the current investigative techniques employed by current mainstream political theorists are- in the context of reality, incorrect, superficial and quite shallow.

A successful economy is perhaps the most key ingredient leading to a successful nation. An economy is a delicate balance of many different conflicting and coexisting elements. Naturally, an economy’s success can often be measured by the amount of wealth it contains, not to mention the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of its distribution of the wealth. Effective distribution of wealth is no easy feat. Wealthy and poor people will always need to coexist- this is an inescapable truth. The government’s job in many cases becomes that of a referee. Naturally, perfect peace and harmony between two totally different classes would be a utopia, and probably will never be completely achieved. A government must, therefore,

A major point in unit 2, political ideologies would be the basis of many class discussions. The political ideology of undocumented immigrants that would incline them to side with Democrats would mirror certain political trends that were talked about in class, like the fact that African Americans tended to vote for Democrats rather than Republicans. The class would also frequently delve into how political ideologies provide many different ethnic and social groups political orientations towards political issues. The article connects to this by providing the political ideologies of both undocumented immigrants and working class voters in the midwest in addition to the reason why these groups take their respective

In his book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?, Martin Luther King Jr states that “The great majority of Americans are suspended between these opposing attitudes. They are uneasy with injustice but unwilling yet to pay a significant price to eradicate it.” These words still ring true today. Many Americans are comfortable in their lives and are unwilling to change, even if it means hurting someone less fortunate than themselves. For America to work more efficiently and cohesively, lawmakers need to accept that there will never be a single party system as long as there is democracy. Once lawmakers realize this, they will be more able to compromise with one another and represent their constituents more effectively. The American people will also need to put effort into unification. They must be able to recognize their own privilege and use said privilege to help the less

This article is part of my series on Considerations and Ideas for Improving Government and Civil Society, and constitutes its second article.

Although the American political culture contains numerous core ideals and values as all American share different views, the vast majority of people support general ideas including equality, liberty, and order. America guarantees each individual political equality, allowing each individual to have their own personal beliefs within the political sphere. However, the environment, combined with the media, has a powerful influence on the views Americans chose to hold. Different generations live through different experiences which significantly shapes the thinking of individuals. Therefore, political beliefs and ideologies form due to the resolutions regarding different conflicts. Even though there seems to be many opposing viewpoints, the American

Today, it is safe to say that many of United Sates citizens are unsure about the future of our country. In Our Declaration, Danielle Allen claims that the future of our country is secured by citizens who play their part in the system. She writes, “Politics is an activity where people, thanks to their wakefulness, can organize themselves and set up institutions so that they can all collectively protect themselves without having to fight with each other” (Allen 176). She has confidence that citizens can diagnose the current state of our country and the political world through interaction with other each other to build unified intelligence through democratic conversation. Democratic conversation occurs when citizens cooperatively and intelligently discuss and provide their views on certain matters which determine the present and future state of our country. “For the Declaration we are all equal in having the capacity to judge relations among facts, principles, and courses of action” (Allen 91). But is Allen’s claim realistic? Allen is partially justified because our country is more tolerant today than it ever has been when it comes to sexuality and marriage, and gender. However, Allen’s optimism is not entirely realistic because of the common stubborn citizens, and the uneducated citizens not willing to take part in democratic conversations.

John Locke developed the political philosophy known as liberalism which in his “Second Treatise of Government” is centered around freedom, equality, the social contract and consent (explicit and tacit). Liberalism promotes the idea of universal inclusion of all. Drawing from Hanna Pitkin, a larger more inclusive image of liberalism would also include obligation. This paper will argue that a fuller image of liberalism is not a prescription to end white citizenship, because universal inclusion will not address the root issue that white citizenship is inherently etched indelibly into the fabric of American politics.

During today’s time, public policy plays a tremendously important role in American society. These policies have shown to be effective in deterring crime although problems still exist. The problems include prejudiced policy makers and deciding whether there is enough funds to support the program original cause. In order for things to change, the public will have to become involved in the process of electing who they want for public officials. Therefore, everyone has to be on accord which is one of the leading problems now.

Few subjects in the world today will occupy opposite ends of a spectrum so extreme that they possess the magnitude capable of dividing a nation. The discussion of immigration, fueled by political ideologies and personal morality, elicits a substantial, often impassioned, black-and-white response with little-to-no middle ground. The physical acts of legal and illegal immigration, however, are not entirely dissimilar because they both come at a great price and the immigrants stand an exceptional risk of losing everything.

When I think about a political community, I usually associate it with elections, politicians, and advertisements that bad mouth candidates from the different political parties. Politicians try to persuade citizens to vote for them by making promises that they may never fulfill. But a political community is more than that. A comparison of Aristotle and John Locke’s nature and purpose of a political community has given me a new insight. I learned that, even though the political community is responsible to provide security, its main purpose is aimed for the highest good of all its citizens, which is virtue and happiness.

“We will not agree on every issue. But let us respect those differences and respect one another. Let us recognize that we do not serve an ideology or a political party; we serve the people”(Lynch). Throughout this essay I am going to briefly discuss a multitude of controversial topics, and give different perspectives of Conservatives, Liberals, and Libertarians. While discussing the different viewpoints, I will maintain objectivity, and fairly discuss all party’s opinions. It is important to remain unbiased in order to relay the most accurate information. The main goal of this information is to enlighten the reader of these differences, in order to help them decide which ideological group best fits their standards. But before we delve into the information, it is important to note

It does make sense for (for profit) organizations to use decision frameworks other than free market ethics and utilitarianism. A good example of what framework they can use would be Communitarianism. Communitarianism allows for the approach of moral reason for leaders. In my opinion, being able to lead an organization into thinking with moral reasoning will not only increase the goodwill of the organization, but also the morale of the employees. As customers feel good about your organization, your revenues should stable and incrementally increasing over time. This is due to the fact that customers nowadays like to support organization which product good products and have moral reasoning behind their

There are several problems that seem universal and difficult to solve. One pressing issue is that of keeping unity among a group of people and preventing division. How can all members of the group receive some benefit with minimal efforts and losses appears to be the question that groups must address to be successful. This applies to groupings of all sorts of levels, such as, nations, sports teams, classrooms, marriages, and businesses among others. Looking at issues currently facing our nation, many examples of this can be seen. Recently our nation has seen riots, divisions, and disagreements. Despite all the seemingly endless divisions, there are practices that would greatly improve the condition and unity of the nation. In the movie Freedom