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This perspective is the extreme end of the either the Right or Left Wings, as compared to the majority in the middle, that may find these practices to be impractical in the heat of the real life battle. Right Wing imperatives tend to be authority that supersedes social organization and government taking the form of Religious Authority, the family unit or individualism and self reliance, moral authority, capitalism and free enterprise or private fiefdoms. Left Wing standards tend to bolster social organization, government, law, civil confederation, co-operative enterprises, social programs or government unification, regulation and standards.
Problems arise for the Ideologue when circumstances of reality conflict and contradict imperatives, standards, ideals and principles. The authority is unassailable for instance in the case of God. Thus the Ideologue can ignore reality as in the case of planetary warming. The Ideologue can refuse to engage in discussion and argument with those of differing points of view or who reflect real conflicting circumstance as any good right wing talk show host. The Ideologue can attack those with opposing views without ever discussing the real issues as do ideological politicians everyday of the week. The Ideologue can continually change the subject. But if the Ideologue is to face contradiction and conflict head on, then the only thing that can be done is to change the premises, arguments or evidence, since the conclusion and authority is set in stone.
A fundamental principle of the US constitution is free speech. However in
time of war and terrorism the Right does not want any dissent to its policies. Thus free speech becomes, 'it comes at a cost to the individual' or 'the individual will have to be prepared to take the consequences for this right'. A fundamental principle of the US Right is states rights.
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