American Ideology Analysis

To have an ideology is to be human. It may be the one thing that everyone has in common; a vision of what the world should be like. What is remarkable about this is that people band together, they share their thoughts and build on each other’s world view. They find similarities and band together to form cities and countries. It is in these situations that a group can take on the same ideology if they so choose. This has been case with many countries around the world. However, more often a small group ideologues take control and press their ideals onto the people, thus giving their nation a false ideology since very few are actually in line with the nations stated beliefs. Historically, this is when citizens have revolted and entirely reinvented …show more content…
So while everyone has an ideology, it is rare that a group of people share the same basic world view for an extended period of time. This is why it is so unique to be an American. The United States shares arguably the strongest ideological connection of any country in history. Although to many it seems as though Americans are deeply divided by partisanship, this is just a reflection of the strength of their ideological foundations. The reason being that arguments between party are not that of ideology, but of how to better uphold the ideals of being an American. Ideals rooted in classical liberalism, believing in liberty, justice, and equality above all …show more content…
These classic American ideals can be found in nearly every major speech or work by an American politician. They are especially evident at some of the most critical junctures in United States history, such as the Civil War. A time when America’s ideology had its greatest threat of existence, men fought hard and died to preserve what their beliefs. In one of the greatest expressions of Americanism, Abraham Lincoln professed his beliefs on why these ideals must survive in his Gettysburg address, stating, “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” In essence, Lincoln attempts to express the importance of the one ideal that Americans love more than all anything, freedom. These words were spoken by the man who is considered, along with Ronald Reagan, to be the faces of the Republican Party. However, the American ideology has proven timelessly to be perhaps the only true work of bipartisanship in its