The Hypocrisy of Egalitarianism and Individualism in America’s Society Social Welfare Policy and Services Abstract Democratic egalitarianism and individualism and how hypocritical society is in regards to the two are the subject matter of this essay. Various notable philosophers and authors have dissected these terms and their meanings relative to human life and society many times in the past. It is obvious to most how democratic egalitarianism and individualism can contradictory in many ways. The complexity of the two is not readily abundant due to examining the values of an American society. In society, these values do not hold up to the true meanings of democratic egalitarianism and individualism.
Recent activity in the Bush administration has led to widespread criticism on how the government perceives torture. Torture is a word that carries negative connotation in nearly every part of its usage. Alan Dershowitz states in his article, “Is There a Torturous Road to Justice?” that if the government is going to practice such methods of interrogation, they should not hide it from the public, but rather make it legal in a way that allows for the protection of our nation. His stance on the subject is made clear by his introduction of various solutions to the problem and tries to convince his audience of their power. He focuses on interpretations of the constitution and assumes that torture will happen regardless of what the government says.
Andrew Mondrus Professor Varon Civil Disobedience: The State and Law 10 December 2014 Beware of the United States Supreme Court Democracy has been defined as a “government by which the supreme power is vested in the people” by the U.S Department of State’s Bureau of International Information. Unfortunately, the judicial branch has acted oppressively. The design of United States judicial system is indeed flawed, allowing the courts to become undemocratic. Consequently, the courts have become an oppressive figure in American politics. The erroneous nature of the judicial branch has led the court to become authoritarian.
America’s Rise to World Dominance This chapter of American history states a very important turning point in American government and power not of its own nation but over nations oceans away. This made a a clear representation of American force not ‘to’ but ‘over’ others that are not Anglo-Saxon or have something that America simply demands. Reading this today, subjectively, I understand this to be an unruly act of oppression, more surprisingly from a nation that understood what it meant to be oppressed yet imposed imposed it over others seemingly without mercy. In the textbook it notes that many people opposing such imperialism had a strong foothold in the politics but in the end they simply did not have enough people to support the claim
Essay 1: FD 09/19/2011 America Between an Arrogant Past and a Challenging Future A lot of Americans might think that the country reputation internationally is great. But is it really? America is considered by a lot of people the actor of extreme ethnocentric arrogance by judging other countries and different environments depending on their standards. This arrogance generated some hostility against the United States based on historical events that support this attitude. This is a normal result if we observe the general morals nowadays Americans have and that’s exactly where the reconstruction process should begin.
They lost power, control, and respect as a nation, and the tensions between and with foreign countries and those within America itself persisted long after military attacks were made. Although the economic policies improved under the successes of Kennedy and Johnson, this war was crucial to the downfall of the economy that came in the 1970s. The social tensions still remain prominent today, and it is still a difficult topic of discussion and reflection for most. Politically, the pressures made people more aware and conscious of their decisions. Vietnam helped Americans draw from experience new lessons that drastically reformed the society during the 1960 and 1970s, and called to attention the questioning of beliefs and morals.
3. ["Lessons of Vietnam by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, ca. May 12, 1975, in http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/vietnam.htm). Similarly, the financial burden of the War called political judgment into question; doubts were rife about the tactics, and ever decision was scrutinized on the nightly news, with most Americans feeling that “we simply did not belong there,†(Davidson, 1991, inclusive). More than anything, the Vietnam War emphasized what was wrong on the home front, and that a superpower was not always a superpower '' tremendous might would not always prevail.
GOT INVOLVED IN VIETNAM Introduction This article tries to answer a special question... how did the US get involved in Vietnam? Though the question is an old one, it should still hold some interest, for the facts behind US involvement in Vietnam paint a very different history than the popular one taught in our schools, or the history of the war which is currently being rewritten to match the public's highly emotional memories of the Kennedy "Camelot" years. You may debate whether someone's intention was one thing or another, but the historical record speaks for itself. The information contained in this article did not come from unreliable sources. Much of it is contained within our government's own prehistory of the war which it fought so hard to keep from the American public - the documents which later became known as the Pentagon Papers.
The Vietnam War The Vietnam War was considered by the U.S. a part of their containment policy and to be a way to prevent the communist takeover of South Vietnam. U.S. involvement grew over the years due to the military draft. Many people opposed the war during the peace movement and some even took to the streets in protests of their opinions. There were basically two viewpoints that began to evolve during this time. One group of people felt that there were good ideas for getting involved in the conflict, however they thought it would be a useless battle with too much burden on the economy.
Nixon uses the propaganda technique of assertion. He continually states how Congress was at fault for the loss of Vietnam and that is that. Such assertion is used to show how decisive Nixon was and show his leadership abilities. There are many problems with Nixon’s story of Vietnam however. He just cannot be seen as credible in defending himself.