Connection Between Absolutism And Conservatism

When discussing political theory and political ideology, it appears that you cannot have one without the other. To truly understand these terms lets first take a look at the definition of them. Political theory refers to ideas of all political thinkers, may they be old or new, concerning any aspect of the government. Political ideology refers to the ideals, beliefs, symbols and etc. of political thinkers and groups explaining how a society should function. After looking at the definitions of both terms, it is easy to see that they intertwine and feed off one another. In this essay, the connection between these two topics will be explored. The two political ideologies, which will be used in the explanation, will be Liberalism and Conservations,
As stated before, Liberalism breaks away from traditional values and focuses on new and contemporary values and idea. A conservative society is all about focusing on religion, tradition, and staying inside a box with little regard for people of different groups. As stated in the glossary of the book written by Hoffman and Graham, “Conservatism is an ideology which is skeptical about reason: because human beings have limited rational capacities they must reply on tradition to guide them” (pg 504). Religion is a key aspect in Conservatism and the people belonging to this ideology believe that as long as they have faith in their religion than they will be saved and all will be well. To be conservative, a person has to close themselves to others who are different and see the world in a different point of view. Equality in this type of society is hard to achieve. Women are not as equal and are not superior to the males. This society is more of a Patriarchy and they don’t believe that any one of color should have the same rights and rules. In the film, Right America Feeling Wronged, we see people who have Conservative views become outraged when Obama was elected as president of the United States. They viewed him as a follower of Hitler and believed that he would destroy America and its people. They also called him Muslim and made crude comments about his name having Hussein in it, and they
One views human rights as something that should concern all types of people while the other believes that outsiders should be excluded from human rights. In the film, Sweet Home Alabama, we see Alabama, a very conservative state, force out all people who are illegal immigrants. The HB 56 was known as one of the harshest laws passed in Alabama forcing all illegal immigrants to leave and vacate the state. The people of Alabama believed that by removing these people, their state would become better and stronger but in the end it harmed the state and failed. The Conservatives lost revenue in farms and businesses and were unable to find hard workers who could compare to the illegal community of the Latinos. Conservatives don’t appear to be looking at things in the right way, they instead seem to be causing more harm. Although, the film, Right American Feeling Wronged, was already mentioned, it is still a great example showing how Conservatives are unable to break free from their traditional values. The people live in a black and white society and don’t have any room for a grey margin. In the film, This is What Democracy Look Like, although we saw the state react in an unforgivable way towards its people, we were able to see different groups of ethnicities, religions, and ages come together for a cause which they all believe in. In a Liberalist society this movement is possible because people are