| I think everyone promotes an ideology out of selfish reasons. The wealthy businessman might be conservative because he has to pay lots of taxes, while the college fratboy might be liberal because he gets all his money from mom and dad.
I've rarely, if ever, seen people take an active ideological stance which runs counter to their interests.
Ideological loyalty is the act of giving your soul to a vague concept, to be manipulated by people smarter than you. |