30-1 Position Paper

source ideas: collective responsibility, controlled society is necessary for a successful nation

      
           A collective ideology can be disastrous if it falls into the wrong hands. Social norms can be flipped and certain rights can be ignored or completely abolished, if the government believes it benefits the society. In communist nations such as North Korea, the entire nation has been raised to believe a certain way, regardless of whether the individual would have made that decision if more options were available.
          In the source it states, "The activities of the individual may not clash with the interests of the whole." If this ideology is correct, how can progress occur with such strict regulations? Many of humanities' greatest inventions were frowned upon by the majority of people, until it was proven by continuous research. If a society resists and shoots down an idea, the idea can never grow to become something useful.
          In a fully controlled society, many of the individuals tend to take on only certain ideas, turning the society away from free thinking and toward a very patriotic and eventually violent nation towards countries that do not agree with their ideology. Communist nations often have a well run economy because of the absolute control in the system, and with a stronger economy brings a greater budget for military funding. Although a strong military is essential for security from other nations, it also brings greed through the power of control gained from the military. Other nations that promote freedom may not have the same priorities, and are defenseless against the strong military power of the communist nation.
         Collective society for the benefit of the people is an idea that is an inaccurate representation of reality. It appeals to people that do not have a stable income and unfair living conditions because they are promised a job and equality. The wolf in sheep's clothing appears when families are stripped of their house or their rights because a person in charge believes the families perceived belongings are better suited in someone else's hands. This is a direct similarity to fascism, where the rights of the individual will be abused for the benefit of the government. However these occurrences go unnoticed because what the people hear is controlled by the same elite group responsible for the actions in the first place. 
         A collective society is not in the best interest of the people because of the lack of freedom and force required to conform a nation to one ideology. The benefit of economic success in a nation comes at the expense of inequality and loss of security. Human rights can be stripped without any intervention or media attention because of censorship of the public. Creativity and the ability to invent new things diminishes as a nation forces its ideas and resists all the others. A collective society is not the answer for a nation that wants to progress.