• Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Interesting. I understand why I’ve never heard of idealism as a political ideology. Doesn’t seem very, viable.

    I was just bastardizing the dismissive use of idealist used in US discourse.

    • QinShiHuangsShlong@lemmy.ml
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      12 hours ago

      Idealism isn’t an ideology per say it’s the underpinning thought behind ideologies such as liberalism. The opposite of idealism is materialism which is then what underpins scientific socialism.