A blueprint for easier democracy, designed for the common man:

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In a world of complicated ideas, grey issues, contradictory princples and changing realities comes our new product....

POLITICAL ESSENTIALISM!!


Q: Why tolerate the reality of a political spectrum that contains many different types of thinking, where a single individual may hold views on different subjects that may conform to different ideological generalizations?
A: With political essentialism, there are only two positions for every debate, and every single person fits into one of those two categories! (Or they haven’t decided yet)

Q: Why subject yourself to analyzing specific policies based on their merit or effectiveness?
A: With political essentialism, all policies are either great or useless, and often can be even further simplified into good or evil. Effectiveness is only used to defend the interpretation of a policy as either good or evil.

Q: Why opt for the complicated business of treating ideas like things to be understood or argued with?
A: With political essentialism, the entire process of argument can be simplified into a jaunty slogan, or even just a simple key word!

Q: Why must you be consistent when applying principles if political situations dramatically change?
A: With political essentialism, simplism dictates that when you change a position, you must have been thinking that way all along!

Q: Why allow yourself to be puzzled by issues that appear to have good, moral arguments for both sides?
A: In political essentialism, everything is black and white, and moral considerations are irrelevant (except when accuses your opposition of heresy, political or religious)


To conclude:

In political essentialism, all ideas can be summed up in simple statements, either with the intent to glorify or simplify.

In political essentialism, all individuals are either working for you, or against you.

In political essentialism, all individuals and all regions are identified by a single political affiliation. This is made easier by use of colour-coding.

In political essentialism, variation from the party line necessitates expulsion.

In political essentialism, the definition of Democracy and Freedom match precisely with YOUR point of view, and preclude all others!


Reader, clearly Political Essentialism is the right way, the best way, and the only way. If you are convinced by this advertisement, phone this number or go to this location to learn more.

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