Social Principles
The adaptations of
social principles that govern societies should be decided with great discretion
because these principles affect and influence not only one generation but also
future generations. Ernest Hemingway once said “ About morals, I know only that
what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel
bad after. “ When deciding which social
principle to adapt it cannot be simply stated in black and white because life
is far more complex there are numerous grey areas. I found that various aspects
of the principles that were provided with in the reading had positives and
negatives. In a perfect world, I think
that a combination of the positives of each principle would result in the
prosperity of all citizens.
The social principles
for which I found to be most captivating are communist and anarchist. In any
society the number one priority is the people that live within the system.
Therefore, it is in the best interest of the people to choose a system in which
everyone lives comfortably. In a
communist society, the entire construct is ensuring that everyone lives
comfortably which mean that poverty doesn’t exist and there is more of an
emphasis on family. The social construct that we live in America doesn’t really
account for families, it is a constant rush. In a communist society due to fact
that people have a fixed income there is no need for over time. In communist
nations families have time to be together to nurture their children and to
ensure that everyone is properly taken care of. Another principle that I found
to be compelling is Anarchism this principle is interesting because people and
communities are the most significance subject when “policies” are being agreed
upon.
In my previous blog I
wrote about my personal principles which were to be respectful, polite, and helpful to everyone but most
importantly to the elderly. The social principles which captivated me
the most were communism and anarchism Families are at the epicenter of both
social principles. I understand that these two concepts are very conflicting
because one system (communism) is completely structured, in the sense of having
a government of authorities. And the other system (anarchism) everyone is
capable of representing them self. I have realized that only one of the social
principles fits with my personal principles. Communist would be most closely
related to my personal principle because communism is essential about
community, the welfare of others, and most importantly about an organized
government. However, as with anarchism the foundation of my belief system which
is based on influences of my parents and God, in the anarchist society there is
not any religion which would help to guide morals. I think that I would be able
to live according to the either communism principles or anarchist society. I
could live according to communist society if I moved to a country that
practices communism or accepts anarchism but here in the United States that
would be virtually impossible seeing that it is a democratic-capitalist
country. In a government that oppresses anything that challenges the system
which works for the transnational corporations.
The social principles that I would choose in order are anarchism,
Communism, liberalism. The concept of liberalism is a bit farfetched because whether
we like it or not the people in our environment affects our quality of life. If
we had a liberalism society in the United States today the gap between the rich
and poor would be far worst. In sum, the social
principles that we adapt are very important because of the amount of people
that it will impact.
