What is Your Ideology?
Is it Really "Your" Ideology?
Or is it an Ideology that you Simply Follow?
Is that Ideology the Same as when you Began to Follow It?
Or has it Shifted, Changed, and Become Something Different?
The Reason I ask these Questions is because I See Many Ideologies that Exist in Our World.
Some are Great.
Some are Horrifying.
Some Are Well-Intentioned.
Some Became What They Were Created Against.
When it Comes to Ideology we must become Extremely Careful.
I have Watched Good People Do and Say Awful Things...
All Based on Ideologies.
Now, What is the Purpose of Any Ideology?
To Teach Us How to Become Better Humans.
To Live Well.
To Support Others.
To Build Community.
These are the Base of Any Ideology.
But there is Something We Must Become Wary of with All Ideologies.
There is a Tendency to Lose Sight of the Original Purpose of an Ideology.
The Ideology Changes.
Morphs.
In some ways, it begins to Expand into Territories it was Never Meant to.
Why Does this become a Problem for us as Humans?
We have a Tendency to Say that the Ideology "Is" our Identity.
Which is Where Ideology Truly Becomes Dangerous.
When an Ideology Morphs, What Happens to Our Identity?
What I See for Most People is that they Allow Themselves to become Morphed "With" that Ideology...
For Better or For Worse.
See, the Challenge is that Ideologies are Frequently Utilized as Tools.
Ways to Create Change or Manipulate Others.
Now, this can be ok in some Situations where that Ideology is Still Pointed toward the Original Goal of Creating Connection, Community and Better People.
It can become a Bridge for Good in the World.
But when those Ideologies begin to be Bent Toward Other Motives?
Toward Attacking Others?
Punishing Others?
Killing Others?
It becomes a Recipe for Us to Lose Our Humanity.
This has Occurred with All Forms of Ideology.
From Communism to Democracy.
From Buddhism to Christianity.
There have been many Points in History where an Ideology has been Used to Justify Terrible and Tragic Injustices on Human Beings.
Often Humans who were Innocent.
Who were Simply Trying their Best to Survive.
Who only wanted to be Loved and Understood.
It often becomes Worse when One Ideology begins to be Used Against Another Ideology.
Often both Ideologies begin to Change...
Usually in Imperceptible Ways.
It goes from One Morally Grey Decision...
To a Slightly More Grey Decision...
Until We Begin to Lose Sight of Our Humanity.
Until We Begin to Commit Such Atrocities our Past Selves Would Never have Imagined Possible.
Until We Lose Our Humanity Completely.
There is a Quote from an Philosopher...
"He who fights with monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster himself. And if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss will also gaze into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
When we Allow Ourselves to become Identified "As" the Ideologies, we Run a Risk of the Ideology Turning Us into Monsters as We Look into the Abyss of Darkness.
Now, Does this Mean We Should All Abandon All Ideologies?
No.
Their Purpose "Can" be Good.
The Danger is Allowing our Identities to be Hijacked by Ideologies, especially when Others Perhaps Utilize those Ideologies for their Own Gain rather than for the Benefit of Humans.
When We Believe We "Are" the Ideology, then We Risk Losing Track of Ourselves and Our Humanity.
What We Must Do is Separate Our Core Identity from the Ideologies and Pay Close Attention to When Ideologies Change.
Watch for when Ideologies are Benefiting Humans...
Or when Ideologies are Being Used to Destroy Our Humanity.
Never Lose Your Humanity.
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