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» pink101 - Idea Of An Ideologue

In response to Won't Be Easy posted by Migisi:
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One of the marks of modernism is the existence of the bureaucratic method of administration in government and other large organizations.
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Max Weber, in his work, Iron Cage, has done a great job of explicating bureaucracy and how it has taken the place of special treatment of notables in society when it comes to justice and decision making. A little information is available at this Wikipedia site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_cage
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If anyone is not familiar with the workings of bureaucratic form of administration, they owe it to themselves to do some research on the idea. It may not be what you think it is. But, in modern society, it is how things get done in a well thought out democracy or any other form of government. One of the main differences between a bureaucracy and a governmental administration where people are given positions of authority based on their birth or other notable qualifications is that in a bureaucracy the persons carry out responsibilities based on their role rather than their social status--royalty is is no value. And, if the top person in the bureaucracy is removed for any reason, the system continues to operate. Yet, the top person does set the policies by which the bureaucracy carries out its activities.
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The bureaucracy is necessary for the carrying on of business. If and when the bureaucracy is taken down and removed, chaos is the result. This can give you some good ideas on why Bush's middle east policy is failing in Iraq. Had he kept the bureaucracy in place and had he merely put certain people in place, his act may have been successful. The implications for our American society are greatly impacted by his failing policies.
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The idea that an ideologue has moved into the position of being the "decider" in the American bureaucratic system helps us understand why America is so divided at present. This dividing of America presents a very serious challenge to our future.
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-- posted by pink101