Political Predispositoins
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The primary agents of socialization that affected my political predispositions include family and career. At the age when I became aware of politics Richard M. Nixon was president of the United States and my parents, who were lifelong Democrats, were not at all pleased by his administration. Yet they also had a very strong conservative streak and they were highly dissatisfied with what they perceived to be treachery and hypocrisy on the part of those who had protested so violently against the Vietnam War. They professed to believe, however, that the Democratic party was the only logical alternative for working people--from the lowest paid to the upper reaches of the middle class--because it was the only party that was interested in securing their rights against the corporations that sought to exploit workers. They did not seem to grasp the interdependence of the various components of the economic system and were, therefore, willing (as Democrats are) to ignore the need to foster the well-being of all of these elements. In the midst of recession they believed that the only possible course was for the government to spend more money in order to encourage economic growth. The more logical alternative of supporting business in its attempts to revitalize the economy seemed to them to be a denial of the heritage of working people, the primary identification that kept them tied to the Democratic party. Their attitudes (and our shared debates on these questions) had the effect
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ws in the South), when I ask whether it is pragmatic to provide such assistance the answer is usually yes because every part of the society is connected to every other part. This is what is meant by socially responsible.
But, once again applying pragmatism, it is also possible to see the limits that have to be placed on such actions. Thus, while it may be essential to extend immediate help such as food, shelter and medical care to flood victims it is not practical to continue such aid beyond the point where they can once again care for themselves, nor is it practical, once the political and social playing field has been leveled, to provide the victims of racism with resources that they should now be able to secure for themselves.
Ideologically I believe that capitalism and democracy are the essential cornerstones of a civilized society and that if every society were civilized there would be no need for wars and other forms of conflict (although there is certainly almost no chance that this can ever happen). It is well known that democratic countries almost never go to war with each other and it is only in democratic societies that the well-being of every individual and, above all, his freedom can be guaranteed. The economi
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