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This Book Defines Political Ideology As A Structural Force That Combines Ideas, Emotion, And People For The Purpose Of Transforming Political Discourse. It Advances A Theoretical Proposition Concerning The Creation Of Alternative Modes Of Governance And Proposes A General Theory Explains The Reasons For The Creation Of Political Ideologies As An Escape From Perceived Injustice. The Theory Also Explains Democracy's Success And The Failure Of Communism And The Fascism. The Purpose Of Any Political Ideology, Whether Democracy, Fascism (and Its Varieties), Or Communism, Is To Escape Human Suffering By Combining Ideas, Emotion, And People In The Production Of Fundamental Societal Change. Ideologies Must Possess These Three Variables To Attain The Necessary Power To Succeed As A Political Force. Power Gives The Ideology The Structural Ability To Transform Society, Trapping The Once Free Individual Into The Ideology-- This Book Defines Political Ideology As A Structural Force That Combines Ideas, Emotion And People For The Purpose Of Transforming Political Discourse. It Argues For A General Theory That Will Explain The Reasons For The Creation Of Political Ideologies As An Escape From Perceived Injustice-- 1. Emotions And The Individual -- 2. Emotions And The Formation Of Ideas -- 3. The Structure Of Politics -- 4. Political Philosophy And Political Ideology -- 5. Democracy -- 6. Communism -- 7. Nazism -- 8. Zionism, Arab Nationalism, Islamism And Us Neoconservativism. Hanna Samir Kassab. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 203-216) And Index. "This book defines political ideology as a structural force that combines ideas, emotion, and people for the purpose of transforming political discourse. It advances a theoretical proposition concerning the creation of alternative modes of governance and proposes a general theory explains the reasons for the creation of political ideologies as an escape from perceived injustice. The theory also explains democracy's success and the failure of Communism and the Fascism. The purpose of any political ideology, whether Democracy, Fascism (and its varieties), or Communism, is to escape human suffering by combining ideas, emotion, and people in the production of fundamental societal change. Ideologies must possess these three variables to attain the necessary power to succeed as a political force. Power gives the ideology the structural ability to transform society, trapping the once free individual into the ideology"-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-24 Front Matter....Pages 25-26 Emotions and the Individual....Pages 27-44 Emotions and the Formation of Ideas....Pages 45-61 The Structure of Politics....Pages 63-79 Political Philosophy and Political Ideology....Pages 81-98 Front Matter....Pages 99-100 Democracy....Pages 101-123 Communism....Pages 125-144 Nazism....Pages 145-164 Zionism, Arab Nationalism, Islamism, and US Neoconservatism....Pages 165-183 Conclusion....Pages 185-198 Back Matter....Pages 199-219