Guilt, Blame, and Politics by Allan Levite

Are political ideologies influenced by guilt, and if so, how? 'Guilt, Blame, and Politics' argues that this influence has been far greater than occasional discussions of ' liberal guilt' would indicate. For example, it has affected socialism and Marxism far more than liberalism. This is demonstrated by the fact that ' rich kids' and intellectuals have always been drastically overrepresented in these proletarian-focused movements, to such an extent that socialism and Marxism cannot claim to have had working class origins. The most important outcome of the guilt of the affluent and the educated has been the craving for big government. Only a supreme authority figure offers relief from ' political' guilt, by taking on the responsibility of allocating resources-making it appear that people's work roles and comforts were granted by official permission instead of coming from 'privilege'. This 1998 Stanyan Press Paperback is in fair condition.

ISBN: 9780966694307 SKU: 1277711 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: Politics