Political ideologies are not unlike technological inventions | Visvavictor

Political ideologies are not unlike technological inventions – both have expiry dates. Take the first electric bulb for example. When electric filament bulb came into existence it turned gas lamps obsolete – but then power efficient led bulb came into the scene, which turned filament bulbs obsolete. Likewise, back in the days when world conquest was all the craze, nationalism was the fire that united the dominated souls of the invaded lands to stand up to their invaders. But today when the notion of invasion is no longer the norm, and a sense of global oneness is on the rise, nationalism is no longer cool – it is obsolete, inane, and downright prehistoric. Today, it’s the fire of integration that lights the world, not tribe, heritage and tradition.

No ideology is ideal, no ideology is ultimate. So, focus on ascension, not allegiance. Evolution is life, rigidity is death – the wheel just keeps turning – monarchy replaced by democracy, democracy replaced by meritocracy – fundamentalism replaced by interfaith, interfaith replaced by freethought – church replaced by state, state replaced by civic duty – capitalism replaced by socialism, socialism replaced by humanitarianism. Countries become cities, cities become neighborhoods, neighborhoods become family – that’s real upward mobility – that’s civilization.