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There is one ideology which I hate over everything else.

Liberal democracy, limited by constitutional restraints.

I am talking of traditional ideology beginning with Adam Smith. Its centre upon man as "economic, rational being". Its individualism. Its egoism. Its lack of passion. It has spawned into several philosophies.

Market liberalism
Social liberalism
Social democracy
Libertarianism
Objectivism

I hate them all. With extreme passion.

Even though I am communist, I have no problems with islamism, nazism, fascism, monarchism, catholic phalangism, or any other sane ideology. They are actually constructing vision of how world should look like and not how few fat rats in extreme minority should rule financial institutions of world and force every honest working man into debt slavery and exploitation.

I am tired of how liberalism is enjoying in destruction of moral virtues, of social codes, of obligations, values and family life. I am tired of seeing perverts on the streets, extreme sexualisation of public space and inane focus on fashion magazines, neon signs and commercials, as well as celebrity scandals.

I am tired of people eating hamburgers and drinking coca-cola.

I am tired of people buying make-up for millions while one billion people is starving.

I think current society morally is lower than society of baboon.

Even islam fundamentalism is superior to western society.

I am totalitarian person. I believe we need system with values. System which tells people what is good and what is bad. System which if person is degenerated filth goes in and correct mind of person by labour camp or bullet.

I do not think that is harmful to Aspergians. I think Aspergians would be better off in society with strict values and moral codes. What is tearing minds of Aspergians apart is need to become individual and compete with other individuals, instead of specialising on interests.

We should be star conquerors and build space-suits for glorious cosmonauts.

Firstly, I think your genesis of social democracy is a little schewed. Its equally a product of liberal democracy as it is of nineteenth century socialism.

Secondly, your system of thought is insanely naive. I reccomend reading Chris Hedges I Don't Believe in Atheists. While I am an atheist myself and was not moved to become a rather ambigious, liberal Christian with intangible beliefs about God, I still found the book quite rewarding as it debunked the sort of ideological perfectionism and desire to change human nature you exhibit.

For the record, I consider myself a social democrat (I admire the socioeconomic system of Fenno-Scandinavia) whose a bit fond of a more civic participative system. I believe in consistutional restraints but I do have nanny statist tendencies (I think it is perfectly fine to levy a 30% sin tax on alchohol and cigarrettes and believe that Child and Family Services should not respect "family unity" beyond reason).

A lot of problems with the excesses of modern society can be eliminated by internalizing that there "is no I without a we", as Rob Aronson would so aptly say. This equally applies to the introverted, while we may not interact concretely with other people we do so abstractly.* Society needs to recognize that actions have consequences and the public must be more informed. Buying cheap tea or sustaining sweatshops detrimentally affects those the world over. We need a globalization, but a person (rather than corporated) centred variety with a robust regulatory structure.

I am unsure whether petty gossip will ever die. But I do believe that, with gentle nudging, the public is not beyond hope. With committment, prejudices like subterrenean racism or overt homophobia are surmountable.

The public needs to be concerned about civic matters. The citizenry needs to participate and get informed much more often. Critical thinking skills must be instilled.

This task requires tremendous consciousness raising, not mass executions.

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* I am alluding to Popper who ,in The Open Society and Its Enemies, wrote about an abstract society (where people interacted purely through typewriters [replace this with computers and such a society is possible today]) enclosed in metal cars sealed off from all light.

You've taken something pure (empathy) and distorted it in a grotesque manner.

There is almost no chance of a humanist revolution, so you have to live in a world with a monetary system. As long as there is a monetary system, Libertarian principles are the only way to respect others and their rights.

With the political philosophies you suggested, there is no respect for the rights of anyone. Being that this oligarchy is already incredibly well-entrenched in world politics, the only thing we can do is fight tooth and nail for our rights to live as we wish. You would willingly give up your rights with the hope that this oligarchy will do the right thing, but trust me, they won't. You give up your rights and it'll be even worse.

Zyborg, I think you'll likely be sickened and feeling very deflated for a few weeks or even years once you realize that - with the way human nature works - this is the best we can do.

As far as the greatness of totalitarian or communist states - try consulting Eldridge Cleaver's memoirs about that one.

The OP doesn't have a clue what Social Democracy is about at all.

I consider myself somewhere between Left-Wing Radical and Social Democrat at the moment, BTW.

Maybe you should stop worrying about everyone's ideology and just focus on yourself. If everyone thought for themselves and weren't so taken in by ideologies, then we might get closer to a Utopian society. It's human nature to want to control. It stems from our lower intellect and is mostly emotionally centered.

You are welcome to your opinion; to impose it on others unwillingly, I find reprehensible. There is nothing redeeming in a dictatorship, in my opinion... perhaps the dictator sees differently, but the very idea I find asinine.


M.