The world of science was offended when it was demonstrated that politics was a science. There was enough reason for some to feel offended because scientific reasoning should be reached through mathematical theorems and equations while politics is in general imposed by cynics, opportunists and corrupt persons who capriciously impose their will over others. This was the reason why there was a furious resistance to accept the assimilation of social phenomenons as a science.
Carl Marx was right when he said that the things that seem to be complex are in reality simple, and those which appear to be very simple are in actuality complicated. In other words, locating politics as a science is a complex issue despite the fact that it seems to be simple. If we examine accurately the five production systems that history has known so far, we realize that social problems have not had the elements that characterize science despite the fact that the population’s form of struggle and the dominant class’ respond have been the same. In other words, it is true that slaves, serfs, peasants and workers have a common denominator: poverty. And that slave owners, feudals, capitalists and dictators have a common denominator: wealth. However, it is also true, the fact that everything has changed according to the judgment or will of the person who has the power.
There are two facts that help understand why politics should not be considered as a science: social problems evolve and are tried in different form in conformity with the circumstances of time, mode and place; and the political decision, language or form of communication varies according to the dominant classes’ interests. To make matters more complicated, into the political scene of the modern world has entered a monster called mass media whom in order to protect or defend governments or big corporations manipulate and create confusion in people’s mind.
An example of what I mentioned previously is occurring with Georgia’s and Russia’s conflict. Everybody knows that the conflict was caused by the stupidity of Georgia’s President, Mijail Saakashvili’s, who invaded the independent territories of Abjasia and South Osetia in an irresponsible way. Nevertheless, governments and the mass media are ridiculously accusing Russia of being the cause of this conflict. What could have motivated Saakashvili to commit this huge idiocy? The most probable reason seems to be to intensify nationalistic sentiments surrounding him. Something similar happened when Argentina’s military committee invaded the Falkland Islands with the intention of joining the population surrounding them. Likewise, all seems to indicate that George W. Bush had the same motive when he decided to invade Afghanistan and Iraq.
Experience has demonstrated that there is usually nothing serious in politics and that it cannot be considered a science as it changes all the time according to the person’s stingy interests. Experience has also demonstrated that some good people enter the political world, but they are corrupted by the distorted environment which obligates them to compromise, concession and into trickery.
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Carl Marx was right when he said that the things that seem to be complex are in reality simple, and those which appear to be very simple are in actuality complicated. In other words, locating politics as a science is a complex issue despite the fact that it seems to be simple. If we examine accurately the five production systems that history has known so far, we realize that social problems have not had the elements that characterize science despite the fact that the population’s form of struggle and the dominant class’ respond have been the same. In other words, it is true that slaves, serfs, peasants and workers have a common denominator: poverty. And that slave owners, feudals, capitalists and dictators have a common denominator: wealth. However, it is also true, the fact that everything has changed according to the judgment or will of the person who has the power.
There are two facts that help understand why politics should not be considered as a science: social problems evolve and are tried in different form in conformity with the circumstances of time, mode and place; and the political decision, language or form of communication varies according to the dominant classes’ interests. To make matters more complicated, into the political scene of the modern world has entered a monster called mass media whom in order to protect or defend governments or big corporations manipulate and create confusion in people’s mind.
An example of what I mentioned previously is occurring with Georgia’s and Russia’s conflict. Everybody knows that the conflict was caused by the stupidity of Georgia’s President, Mijail Saakashvili’s, who invaded the independent territories of Abjasia and South Osetia in an irresponsible way. Nevertheless, governments and the mass media are ridiculously accusing Russia of being the cause of this conflict. What could have motivated Saakashvili to commit this huge idiocy? The most probable reason seems to be to intensify nationalistic sentiments surrounding him. Something similar happened when Argentina’s military committee invaded the Falkland Islands with the intention of joining the population surrounding them. Likewise, all seems to indicate that George W. Bush had the same motive when he decided to invade Afghanistan and Iraq.
Experience has demonstrated that there is usually nothing serious in politics and that it cannot be considered a science as it changes all the time according to the person’s stingy interests. Experience has also demonstrated that some good people enter the political world, but they are corrupted by the distorted environment which obligates them to compromise, concession and into trickery.
If you liked my article, please share this website with your friends. My articles in Spanish will be published on Sundays and in English on Wednesdays
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