IDEOLOGY
An ideology is a collection of ideas. The word ideology was coined by Count Destutt de tracy in the late 18th century to define a "science of ideas." An ideology can be thought of as a comprehensive vision, as a way of looking at things, as in common sense and several philosiphical tendencies, or a set of ideas proposed by the dominant class of a society to all members of this society
Every society has an ideology that forms the basis of the "public opinion" or common sense, a basis that usually remains invisible to most people within the society. This dominant ideology appears as "neutral", holding to assumptions that are largely unchallenged. Meanwhile, all other ideologies that differ from the dominant ideology are seen as radical, no matter what the content of their actual vision may be. Organisations that strive for power will try to influence the ideology of a society to become closer to what they want it to be. Political organisations (govenments included) and......
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