Both Simon Heffer and Moisés Naím argue that a common social purpose is necessary for a society to develop and flourish. However, today more than ever, ideologies seem less persuasive and people care more about their own individual interests rather than their collective well-being. What, in your opinion, are the dangers of this trend for your country and what can and needs to be done about it?
Individual interests are gaining precedence over common-purpose driven collective interests. The challenges and impending dangers this trend brings along are widespread and distressing in the long run. Four main ones in the context of India come to light – rise in corruption levels, divided voting patterns, tendency to challenge government policies and
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Besides, reiteration of the mythological stories behind why festivals are celebrated, however, with a modern variation (such as using web-series or blogs) would be the proposed solution of what can and needs to be done about the fact that people are losing touch with their cultures in this ever-modern era.
To conclude, seeing familial and migratory trends and rural voting patterns in India are signs of the
Indian populous becoming increasingly self-centred. The very noticeable and tangible drawbacks of this trend include but are certainly not limited to an increase in grassroot-level corruption, divided voting patterns leading to often fruitless governance by coalition governments, meddlesome behaviour by citizens leading to hindrance of administration and the long-term effect of losing culture and identity, swayed by western norms. Noteworthy financial, social and political measures have been taken by the government to align the motives of citizens towards common purposes.
Nevertheless, to ensure complete compliance with common purpose, state ideologies need to be more persuasive and innovative. India was united on all fronts during the struggle for
producing unfavorable social and economic effects such as deflation and Indians made to work in
These people care about furthering themselves before their country. They promise us requests they cannot fulfill yet it has us feel comfortable about the situation and invest our time and energy into the ones who will not be able to fulfill their outlandish promises. It’s almost a false sense of security. These people care about themselves, which, if someone is planning on being involved in systems such as the government, they should take care of the community, rather than an individual. They pass laws and legislation that possibly “encroach our rights” or “harm the
The citizens living in this world have to dumb themselves down or hide their special attributes. Some behave this way because they have adopted the government’s goals, and
Ones’ political and social agreement derives from society. Human nature leads to a state of nature, pre-government, which then the social contract rectifies, creating the purpose of government. Before understanding how the
Are any important policy solutions being proposed to address the issue? What are they and how would you assess their potential impact?
end result of having the same type of leader with the same types of policies no matter who wins.
The proper relationship between the individual's interests and the common good is a delicate balancing act that political philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Sophocles have tried to define. For philosophers such as Socrates and Plato, the common good trumps the individual interest when those interests interfere with what they believe is right for society as a whole. For others like Aristotle and Locke, a consensus on what the common good is must be defined within the reality that individual interests exists; meaning, they cannot be completely discarded for the good of society. I believe that in a free society, where the common good to doesn't have to be forced upon its citizens, the common good should impose upon the
Societies are constantly evolving and reinventing themselves in order to keep up with the demands of the governed. Contesting ideas about what would improve a given society versus harm it often clash and lead to new debates, expanding the realm of issues that must be addressed. Therefore, what constitutes a good society is largely a moral question; for example, while some may value income equality as being one of the hallmarks of a fair and just society, others may view competition as a necessary means to drive up productivity and make sure the most capable individuals have the greatest chance at success. However, certain essential values, including the ability for people to oppose the government, the presence of order, or the ability for
The concept of individual rights refers to the freedom each individual possesses to pursue life without interference from other individuals or the government. A community is a collection of said individuals, with common interests and values, who take up community responsibilities to ensure that the collection holds objective standards that are beneficiary to all. Even though these concepts are intrinsically linked, in that one cannot survive without the other, there is often a desire to separate them and define where one ends and the other begins. Human social life can often be seen as a unity of two seemingly contradictory behavioral ideas: status competition and reciprocity. Status competition is the practice of striving to establish
In the book Behind the Beautiful Forevers, author Katherine Boo sheds light on the topic of corruption. Corruption is something that is seen everywhere, but varies in depth. She chooses to focus on India, because she is fascinated with how so many people are impoverished while others prosper. Boo is able to convey both the benefits and downfalls of corruption within a community by deciding to only focus on a sliver of people from a single slum. She chooses to focus on the citizens from a slum called Annawadi due to sense of possibility in the community. Boo decides to watch this community for several years to see who gets ahead, who doesn’t,
The purpose of the interviews were to understand how our classmates felt towards our government. The interviewer was trying to grasp if the students felt that the government was doing a good job at keeping their needs met and their issues in mind. My subjects all seemed to be okay with the government, although 1 and 4 did not trust the government, they knew that they would not do anything to purposely harm them. When asked if they believed the government had their best interest at heart, subject 1 responded by saying no. But they added, “I think they want to have the best interest, but I don’t think they have the best interest. They want to keep everyone safe and make sure that everyone is fed and has shelter, but I don’t think they’re working hard enough towards that.” (Sub 1, pg 6) They were able to understand that although they do not have America's best interest at heart, there is clear intent that they want to be able to make things better for them but they are not doing everything in their power to actually help. When asked the same question Subject 4 responded, “I think they do average job, not a good job, to me. I feel government sometimes overdoes an issue and under-does another issue that is important to people just so that they can fulfill an agenda that they have. Not fulfill the agenda of another party, or another person, that that might think another issue is more important than this one.” (Sub 4, pg 6) Again, they understand that the government is trying in certain areas, yet there is always room for improvement. Both subjects express the belief that the government is at least trying to fix what is happening to our economy. Interesting enough, when asked the same question, subject 3 responded with a simple no. They were able to see that although that they should have everyone in mind,
Society as we know it is the framework shaped from the coalition of a group of
Corruption is a complex political, social, and economic anomaly that negatively affects developing and developed countries. It weakens democratic institutions, holds economic development, widening the rich-poor gap and certainly leads to governmental instability. The World Bank definition of corruption states that “…the abuse of public office for private gain”.
the year 2050. Population growth at an overwhelming rate can cause many effects on a
Second of all, plenty of people believe that individuals are not required in today’s society since they don’t have any followers in the beginning, however, they don’t realise that individuals are the one who are essential to make a change in today’s world yet their ideas are fresh and realistic. There influence benefits the society. In Fact, they are actually the one who work because they know that they don’t have any support nor followers. On the other hand there are conformists who look at the world from someone else's