2. What is Political Ideology?
An ideology is a collection of ideas or beliefs shared by a
group of people. It may be a connected set of ideas, or a
style of thought, or a world-view.
It was coined by a French philosopher, Destutt de Tracy in
1801.
Political ideologies are sets of ethical ideas about how a
country should be run.
3. Anarchism
is the idea that government(the state)
is unnecessary and harmful.
Anarchy is society without
government.
Anarchists are people who believe
in anarchism and desire to live in
anarchy as all our ancestors once
did.
Example : Somalia is one of the most well-known examples of a country with
no government. This state of Anarchy lasted from 1991 to 2006.
4. There have been many
times where the military
took temporary control of
the nation during political
upheavals in Egypt, and
during these times there
was no government.
5. FASCISM
As such, it subscribes to the idea of a supreme race,
whose members should enjoy the natural resources.
One-party dictatorship led by a single person.
Manifested during Mussolini’s fascist dictatorship in
Italy and Hitler’s dictatorship in Germany.
Common values upheld are struggle, leadership,
power, heroism, and war.
6. Absolutism
Absolutism is a political theory and form of government
where unlimited, complete power is held by a
centralized sovereign individual, with no checks or
balances from any other part of the nation or government.
In effect, the ruling individual has 'absolute' power, with
no legal, electoral, or other challenges to that power.
EXAMPLE:
In Ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh
wielded absolute power over the
country and was considered a
living god by his people.
Throughout much of European
history, the divine right of kings
was the theological justification
for absolute monarchy.
7. Liberalism
Liberalism, political doctrine that takes protecting and
enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central
problem of politics.
Liberals typically believe that government is necessary to
protect individuals from being harmed by others, but they
also recognize that government itself can pose a threat to
liberty.
In Philippines, the Liberal
Party, member LP, is a
center liberal party.
In Singapore, due to the electoral
system the liberal Singapore
Democratic Party
8. Conservatism
Conservatism is a political ideology that values the creation
and maintenance of stable societies based upon a hierarchy of
power lodged in a traditional class of leaders and deep respect
for traditional values and institutions.
Tradition must be conserve. These traditions include
established customs, institutions, and ways of doing things
that have endured through time.
They does not believe in divorce, who is against same-sex
marriage, against abortion, resistant to change, or other
controversial issues.
EXAMPLE: YEMEN, MALI, IRAN, PAKISTAN,
EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA, ETHIOPIA….
9. Socialism
Is an economic theory that seeks to close the gap between
the poor and rich by ensuring that the means of
production, distribution, and exchange of goods and
services are publicly owned, not privately owned so
that profits are shared by all.
People who agree with this type of system are called
socialists.
In China the government manages
and controls the economy. Many of
the domestic companies are owned
and run by the government.
Denmark has a wide range of welfare benefits that they
offer their citizens. As a result, they also have the
highest taxes in the world. Equality is considered the
most important value in Denmark. Small businesses
thrive, with over 70 percent of companies having 50
employees or less.
Communism
10. FEMINISM
diverse but its unifying theme is the
desire to enhance the social role of
women.
Society is characterized by sexual or
gender equality.
The structure of male power must be
overturned, hence the belief in gender
equality.
11. What kind of ideology is present in the Philippines?
Liberalism and Conservatism.
In the Philippine setting, liberalism exists in the
form of liberal democracy—which is our form of
government, the Republican Democracy, the
actuality of the multiparty pluralism and not solely
because of liberal parties. Conservatism, on the
other hand, also exists in the Philippines on
account that our state historically has a Christian
nation.
