Politics, related subjects. --- .This section is about subjects related to politics. Topics include: ( ) Economics. ( ) Law. ( ) Philosophy. ( ) Psychology. ( ) Sociology. ( ) Technology. --- 1/24/2006
Politics, related subjects. --- Arts and politics. (1) Art censorship: the use of political power to quash dissenting art. (2) Political propaganda art: the use of political power to allow only establishment art. --- 11/7/2004
Politics, related subjects. --- Economics and politics. (1) Money is a form of power. The rich make laws to favor their own interests. The rich are empowered. The poor are disempowered. (2) The rich and powerful are few in number. The poor and exploited are many in number. That is injustice. --- 7/25/2006
Politics, related subjects. --- Economics and politics. Marx: economic power = political power. Political power = ability to shape society and individual. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Economics and politics. Who has what resources, what means of production, what finished goods, and what money? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Economics: political system determines economic system. Economic system determines political system. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Economics. The big question in a political situation is: who has more power, the rich or the poor? And are the rights of the rich or the poor being abused and trampled worse, and how and why? You root for the side that is being trampled worse. In USA in 1997 it is still the poor who are being trampled more. --- 01/03/1997
Politics, related subjects. --- Education and politics. Voters in a democracy need to be educated. --- 5/18/1999
Politics, related subjects. --- Law and politics (effects of and on). Law is a political tool? Government laws can prohibit, promote, condone, ignore. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Law and politics. We do not decide court cases merely on majority vote. We decide court cases based on reason. So why should we make laws by majority vote? --- 10/20/1999
Politics, related subjects. --- Law. Argument for federal law vs. local law. Ethics (and thus law) does not vary by locality or situations, so law should be on a federal level. Actually, relativists think ethics does vary by locality and situation, so law should be on a local level. However, basic human rights must be assured for all people, so some laws should be on a federal level. --- 4/13/2000
Politics, related subjects. --- Law. Role of laws in politics. Without laws the majority tramples the minorities. Without laws the monopoly tramples the little guys. We need laws to protect the underdog, monitor the environment and safeguard rights. --- 4/16/2000
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. (1) Metaphysics: nature of man, society, power, and government. (2) Epistemology: political reasoning. (3) Ethics: social philosophy. What form of government is best? (4) Aesthetics: political art? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. (1) Nation. Nations were a phase. Nation is not so important anymore. World is more important. Non-national groups are more important. (2) Human rights. What is the list of human rights? Human rights are about both liberty and equality. What is guaranteed? What is recommended but not guaranteed? (3) Individual vs. group. There has to be a balance. (4) War. When is killing justified? When is use of physical force justified? When is use of psychological operations and psychological threat justified? --- 4/26/2002
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Criticism of ideas. How original? How powerful? How well argued? How well proved in practice? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Epistemology. How do we know what is true? How sure must we be? Who to believe before developing an ethical stance and taking political action on it? --- 09/25/1993
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Ethical vs. effective, efficient, practical. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Ethics and politics. Conservative, security, defense vs. Liberal, change, improve. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Ethics. (1) Goals vs. means. (2) Government duties vs. government rights. Individual duties vs. individual rights. (3) Sovereignty. (4) Relationships of executive, legislative, and judicial branches. (5) Liberty, justice, and equality. (6) Human rights. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Ethics. (1) Good government traits. Justice, freedom, equality. Efficient, effective. Timely. (2) Bad government does opposites. (3) Ways to ensure above good traits. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Ethics. Five political attitudes toward an action: Prohibit, discourage, neutral, encourage, require. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Ethics. Political judgments (ethics). How good or bad? How healthy or unhealthy? How just, fair, equal, free, why? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Ethics. What areas will we get involved in, why, and how? What will our policy (ends and means) be? Set freedoms, and set limitations? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Ethics. Who should hold power, and not, and why? How much, and not and why? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Factors in the rise, stagnation, and decay of a political philosophy in any individual or group: reason, socialization, situation. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. History of political philosophy. Rise of ideas, stagnation, and decay: in thought and in practice. Struggle: in thought and in practice. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Life is too short and there is so much evil in the world not to take action. The key to protecting people and ways of life and ideas is power. Key to power is money, position, information, and many people on your side. Know who you are against, and those who are against you. Know what they stand for and what you stand for. Everything is not fine and dandy. The world does not run itself. Progress is not automatic. Passively sitting on you duff, doing nothing, keeping head in sand, is wrong. --- 09/20/1994
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Nation's political philosophy: goals, means, and reasons. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Normative vs. realist. (1) The key political question is not how should people be governed. (2) The key political questions are: Who are the groups of people involved? What do they want? What are they doing to get it? What are they willing to do to get it (future potential)? How powerful are they? --- 04/01/1994
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Political philosophy of individual or society. Of ruler vs. of ruled. Of intelligentsia avante garde vs. of the masses. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Philosophy and politics. Subjects, question/problem/issue, views, arguments, evidences. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. (1) Apolitical personality thinks (A) Everyone is their friend, and (B) We should let everyone do their own thing. The hippie philosophy. (2) The politicized personality thinks (A) Know who your enemies are, root them out, and destroy them. (B) Everyone must do things our way. All must conform to our view or else you are our enemy and must be destroyed. Intolerant. Commie hunters. Witch hunters. --- 12/30/1995
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. (1) Asocial loners: content vs. malcontent. (2) The social types: egalitarian and cooperative vs. non-egalitarian (dominants and submissives). --- 08/14/1994
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. (1) Effects of individuals on politics vs. effects of politics on individuals. (2) Personality traits of leaders and followers. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. (1) Overly-politicized individuals: (A) View every social relationship as strictly political. (B) Only think about politics. (C) These types of people can be really annoying. (2) Under-politicized people: (A) Refuse to see the political aspects of any situation. (B) Refuse to take political action, refuse to vote, etc. --- 4/17/2001
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. Attitudes about politics. (1) Positive attitudes about politics: I do enjoy politics. I think I can make a difference. I think the political system works, or can work. (2) Negative attitudes about politics: I do not like politics. I do not think I can make a difference. I do not think the current political system works. I do not think any political system can work. I dislike politicians. I think politicians lie. I think politicians are corrupt. --- 11/15/2001
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. Decisions facing individual and their options. (1) What group join? What do they stand for? Join the winners vs. join the just? (2) What fights to fight? How hard to fight? Who please vs. who antagonize? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. Development of political thought in the individual. (1) Child as apolitical. (2) Teen as non-political (except with parents). They choose not to get involved, apathy. (3) Adult as political. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. Development of political views in individuals. How much is political preference absorbed early in life from parents, and unconsciously kept or rebelled against, or thought out later in life as a result of ideas or life experiences. Rich become conservative, and poor become liberals. Is political preference a function of conditioning or choice (free, deliberate, rational choice)? --- 01/01/1993
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. Does the drive for autonomy (freedom and power) start from birth? Does it start in earnest in the teen years? --- 4/28/2001
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. Effect of government policy on individual. Psychology of power seeker, submitter, and independents. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Psychology and politics. What personality types develop what political views? --- 01/01/1993
Politics, related subjects. --- Religion and politics. (1) Separation of church and state. (2) Religious extremists, fundamentalists, fanatics and their political agenda. --- 11/7/2004
Politics, related subjects. --- Religion and politics. Freedom of religion. Separation of church and state. --- 5/18/1999
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. (1) Ways of struggling. (2) Ways of forming groups. (3) Ways of ruling. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Allies vs. enemies vs. neutrals. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Cohesion vs. dispersion. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Development of group. Development of political aspects of group. People form groups. Groups beget leaders and followers. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Politics in interpersonal and group social situations like like/lust, work, family (blood and extended), nation, and other social relationships. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Politics in social situations. Politics is a sub-area of sociology? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Politics of any social relationship. How many in the group? Who has how much of what power? How got and how using? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Social factors. (1) Leadership, authority, control. (2) Force and oppression vs. just law. (3) Conformity vs. rebellion. Types, causes, degree, in what areas, against what, and for what. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Three basic social relationships: (1) Independent. (2) Power over. (3) Ruled by. --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Who is going to have how much power and why? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Sociology and politics. Who sets goals for group vs. who actually solves problems for group? Who decides vs. who does? --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Technology and politics. Mass media (news) is needed in large democracies. Technology can be used to promote either democracy or totalitarianism. Technology gives us more power to increase the magnitude of our political actions. --- 5/18/1999
Politics, related subjects. --- Technology and politics. Politics and technological sophistication. Low-tech politics. High-tech politics. --- 2/12/2002
Politics, related subjects. --- Technology and politics. Should we have a national technology policy? What types and degrees of control exist over what technologies? --- 08/14/1994
Politics, related subjects. --- Technology and politics. Technology determines the communications system that is possible. The communications system to a large degree determines the political system that is possible. Therefore, technology helps determine politics. (example, newspapers, telephones, television, Internet, etc.) --- 1/10/2002
Politics, related subjects. --- Technology determines economic system possible. Technology determines political system possible (communication and transportation). --- 12/30/1992
Politics, related subjects. --- Work and politics. Politics of my personal social situation. At job people are (and should be?) using looks, sex, dress, talk, gossip, behavior, ass kissing, and past accomplishments (ex. degrees) to try to gain power, or credibility, or the good graces and protection of powerholders. To use this power how? Office politics. --- 02/20/1994