The Political Primer: Fundamentals Of Politics - Softcover

Glogowski, Ph.D Mark E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1466906316 ISBN 13: 9781466906310

Publisher: Trafford, 2011

Synopsis

The kind of society you want to live in depends upon what you politically believe. Each political party has embraced a Worldview of how society should be structured and how people should interact. Each party is striving to create a world structured by their Worldview. The goal of politics is to place individuals in positions of control over society who will create or preserve that structure. That is the same goal as war - to place people in charge of society who will create a structure for society that will result in the establishment of the kind of society the victors want to live in. For some people how they live is worth fighting for. For many, how they live is worth dying for. Politics is war! You are the foot soldier. So what do you believe? The Political Primer will help you to determine what it is you politically believe and which Worldview you already embrace. You will soon realize politics is not about what other people think or what other people believe. Politics is about what you think and what you believe. Here are three of the facts that politicians and elected officials do not want you to know: 1. Politics is not complicated. 2. Only four basic political philosophies exist. 3. Politics is entirely about you! Fundamental political concepts introduced in Part One are used to develop four political philosophies. There are only four! Part Two uses both trivial and controversial issues to illustrate the application of the political concepts of Part One. Part Three will illustrate the power of the political concepts presented and will further clarify how politics is utilized to change the structure of society. The Epilog is both a commentary and a test. The test is not to determine whether you agree or disagree with the Author's commentary. The test is to determine for yourself whether you now understand why you agree or disagree. The Political Primer will have accomplished its goal if you know why.

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About the Author

The author, Mark E. Glogowski, Ph.D. earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Rochester, a Master of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, Living in upstate New York, with his wife, Kathleen, he enjoys the company of two daughters, a son-in law, and an energetic grandchild. With 47 years of research experience, and after having held leadership positions in several organizations, clubs and committees, including serving as Town Leader for a political party, he considers himself to be a typical retired professional American. Shortly after retiring, he ran in a primary for a town office against another candidate and came face to face with a problem that every candidate has to confront: The voting public's apathy and lack of knowledge and understanding of politics. He lost. This motivated the author to use a research approach to study this problem. His goal was to find a way to get an individual to quickly determine for themself what they politically believe, then to correlate their beliefs to a political party's philosophy, and then to evaluate the candidates. Dr Glogowski believes that with the proper tools it would be possible for the voter to confidently choose a candidate that would represent the voter on every issue. He found a set of tools and tested them. Having presented the tools to numerous adult education classes, the positive responses motivated him to write this Political Primer. The author's goal, and wish for you, the reader, was that by the time you finish reading the Political Primer, you never view politics the same again.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trafford
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1466906316
• ISBN 13: 9781466906310
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288