Sunday, February 28, 2016
Human nature, political realism, and teleology
I generally agree with realist
strategy, but realist's don't act realistically when it comes to real
human nature, although it is true that the virtues and values of
conservatism in general recognize many of the traits of real human
nature, such as being kin-centered, gender defined, heterosexual
marriage-making, ethnocentric, even xenophobic, with group-selection
as the primary unit of selection.
Realist's don't usually mention the
Christian version of teleology and end times which most of them
believe in when they disparage, say, Karl Marx, for placing his teleological goals in politics. I think realist strategy
needs to include teleology because I believe human nature includes
the inward goal of life evolving in the material world to
supermaterial Godhood, and this calls for realistic, material,
teleological goals. The ethnopluralism hypothesis written about here
takes this sacred goal into account.
Separate regions and states for
distinct ethnic cultures, protected by federalism, is not only
realistic according to the traits of real human nature, as mentioned
above, it also sets up the best environments for continued evolution.
Our present unreal political goals of trying to make everyone and
every thing equal in every way is not only impossible it is dangerous
to life on earth because it naturally creates deadly competition
between ethnic cultures within these utopian societies.
Religion, intellectual thought, and
political practice do not need to be separated as the modern
liberals, neoconservatives, and even realists have done, when
evolutionary sciences such as sociobiology are affirmed within
realism. Adjusting to the reality of real human nature is the basic
need of politicians and statesmen---that is realism.
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