Ideology

Term Paper Title	Ideology
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Ideology

There are effects to any ideology. An ideology in the most common terms is simply a belief. The question is how does ideology effect
people? The communistic ideology has greatly affected millions of people. Under communist ideology the individual had to work for
everything he received. A man could not keep a draft horse, which he found because that was considered to be an, "unlawful source
of enrichment without work." (Drakuli� 2-3) In communism everyone has to be equal for the governmental ideology to
work. This could put great heartbreak on ones soul. Although, there are many good points to communism they still are
not worth the heartache an individual must inure to be "equal".

Think about all of the good things that the planned communism ideology throws out at you. They make it look like it so
good that people considered communism a great service to the people. There would be no worries about money, about
buying food, clothes, or anything else, because everyone received equally. There would be no worry about what job to
get, because your job was chosen for you from the beginning, no worries about the best HMO plan to select, because
the government would take care of all of the hospital bills. There would be no fighting to get to the top of the ladder.
There would not even be a "glass ceiling" for women to fight, because everyone is theoretically treated equally. No
worries, because everyone is taken care of by the government. This all sounded all good and well, from the outside, but
would it work?

Would it work like the common person wanted it to work? The people sure thought so. All of these things sounded
wonderful, but we know they did not work! You can not have pride in something you never worked for. The people's
motivation to work was not realized, because they were never rewarded for excellence, achievement, effectiveness,
quality of work or productivity. Theoretically communism offered everything you needed. Since everything was shared
equally, when you work harder to get a little extra, you were not rewarded or allowed to benefit. So what would be the
use working harder?

Let's take a scenario. We will take two people and give them each the same salary for sixty years. The first employee
went and spent everything he (she) had, his (her) money afforded fun things like going to the park, eating candy, and
partying all sixty years away. The second sacrificing individual saved all of his (her) money so that when he (she) retired
he (she) could go live on the most luxurious neighborhood and have money to spare. Under communist ideology he
(she) was penalized and discouraged from being different or raising himself (herself) above another because everyone is
"equal". At retirement with everyone being "equal" the state would need to give half of the money saved by the second
individual to the first individual or the ideal of equality would be defeated. The communist ideal would reduce everyone
to mediocrity. The only way they could do this is to brainwash them to believe in something that would give the
communist rule.

The recipe for keeping everyone in communist rule is described in the book, 1984 by George Orwell, "War is peace,
freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength." This is a powerful quote. It sends chills down your back if you think about it
too long. If war is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength what would this world come to? I am not sure if
it would be good or bad. If an ideology were to cause you to accept that war is the only way to peace, that freedom
results is slavery, and ignorance produces a world of strength, then we are limiting the natural initiative for a creative
individualism based society of true freedom, creativity and individual expression. Communistic ideology destroys the
heart of the individual limiting motivation and success.

Do you know that just words can change everything in an ideological planned communist party? "We cannot assume
that others know the meaning of the words they use,...

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