After reading both sources I started to understand what a “political philosophy” was, and how important it is just to understand your opinion on the subject. Think about it in the since of, you’re only gaining from learning this about yourself. The sooner you realize your specific political philosophy, the earlier you can attempt to make changes in this world. Personally, I had to analyze the Wikipedia document a few more times, to fully understand the foundation of the term “political philosophy.” Because before you walk you have to learn how to crawl.
In addition, ended up realizing something I have never before, and that is my political philosophy. I had no idea how to put this into words – until today. “In a vernacular sense, the term "political philosophy" often refers to a general view, or specific ethic, political belief or attitude, about politics that does not necessarily belong to the technical discipline of philosophy,” from Wikipedia. This is the statement that stood out to me, because it related to me in all aspects. I’m a citizen that when I hear “political philosophy,” I now think of “anarchist” myself. I believe all parts of the government should be abolished, and non-existing. We have been in this game we call “life” for generations now, and the government is only holding us back from reaching our dreams sooner.
In conclusion, Michael Benton, the author of “My Understanding of Anarchism 3.0,” helped me fill in the necessary gaps to fully complete my opinion on the subject. “Instead of our current economic system that values things over people and profits over places, anarchists value people/places over profits. Money is an illusion, a powerful one that has real effects in the world, but an illusion nonetheless.” Money should not be our main focus in this world, and there should be no government to say anything different.
Derrick -- I want you to develop your political philosophy more, so revise this and focus on describing what "is" your political philosophy (the assignment). Leave out the descriptions of other readings because you don't have a lot of room to do this.
ReplyDeleteI would encourage you to explore the concept of anarchism if you are truly interested in it.
I want you to understand that my writing/politics does not call for "no government." In fact I see a need for government in public utilities and services.
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