Upon taking my
“Political Compass Test”, I discovered that my political view was associated or
linked to the same views of a Left-Libertarian. Left-Libertarian’s focus an
equal amount of attention on the freedom of each individual and the justice
incorporated with all social classes. They focus on a multitude of approaches
like: society, culture, and politics as well as the theories associated with
politics and society. They believe in the idea of “self-ownership” or
individual autonomy, in which the individual is in total control of their life
and body. Personally, I feel that my ideas, views and beliefs are associated
more with Egalitarianism rather than the views of Left-Libertarian’s. I feel
that my personal political philosophy is Egalitarianism; the following
paragraphs will explain why.
Egalitarianism
is a philosophy that is centered on the equality of society as a whole, and
emphasizes the idea that all humans (no matter race, gender, sexual
orientation, religion etc…) are equal. In regards to political power, we
believe that the power is not equally in the hands of the people or society as
a whole, but is still maintained and established by the ruling class. We
believe that every individual is to be treated equally as citizens and have the
same civil rights (economically, socially and politically) within society as a
whole, regardless of the ruling class or where the citizens within the
population originated from. Our society continues to evolve and progress throughout
history; instead of progressing towards a more equal environment, our society
has become diluted by derogatory concepts. It is our responsibility to purge
our society of derogatory concepts such as: racism, sexism and discrimination
in order to create an environment more focused or global unity. In my opinion,
these derogatory concepts have been detrimental to our society’s ability to gain
equality as a whole since before the 1700s. It is also our belief that everyone
within our global community (no matter if their American, African America,
Asian, Korean, Hispanic, Male, Female, Christian, Agnostic, Muslim, Gay,
Lesbian, Trans-gender, etc…) should be equal citizens within their society and
have the same equality when it comes to freedom, rights and laws. For example:
laws concerning marriage should not be limited to individuals of the opposite
sex only, if freedom of religion is acceptable within the United States then
all religions should be taken into account when making a law based off of a religious
principal or perspective and gender specific laws should pertain to all genders
instead of one or the other. Freedom is not debatable; it is mandatory and if
our freedom is being violated then so are our rights.
Egalitarians
believe that the fundamentals of equality originated from the teachings of the
Bible and of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is credited for teaching us that woman
and men, no matter their racial or ethnical backgrounds, were all created as
equal. But even though the fundamentals of equality originated from the religious
teachings of Jesus Christ, it doesn’t mean that the members of the church have
actively participated in equality. Even in my life today I feel the effects of
discrimination and inequality within my rights as a citizen. Injustice should
not have to be tolerated within a society that bases so much of their judicial
system upon the key principals and laws derived from their biblical and
religious aspects. Religion was supposed to teach society that we are all
equally created by God with no superior individual other than him; these
teachings have become seriously misconstrued from when they first originated to
how they are perceived now. I don’t claim to know all the answers to the needs
of our society or how to establish equality within it, but I do know that we
have to start somewhere. (Why not start now?)
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