New ideas in politics and philosophy tend to emerge in times of social, political, and/or economic stress. How can this be explained?
When economies are in a good state, there is no need for new ideas because everything in the society is working to its advantage. However, when economies start to crash, people start thinking up new ideas in order to help the failing system. Also, the leader of the economy is usually blamed for the instability.
An example of new ideas forming in times of social, political, and/or economic stress is the Vietnam war. During that time, society was very chaotic. The Vietnam war caused a social revolution, which resulted in anti-war parties, hippies, and other groups. People were angered by the army draft, because many of the people that were drafted were against the war. It also cost a lot money, which drained the economy. All of these aspects caused people to think and view things differently and develop new ideas.
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alex i found your analysis of the current instability to be very interesting and insightful. i was particularly struck by your insight about the vietnam war and that drafting people against their will was an underlying cause of discontent and crisis. the current war in iraq is being fought without the use of a mandatory draft, do you think that there is another underlying reason for why this war might be the cause for our current sense of conflict and social upheaval. and do you think that there is a connection between the iraq war and the economic crisis that we are now facing?
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