Anarchy of Ideologies

Dawn news 2017-10-22

Muhammad Amir Rana
• Some ideologies may not survive in an open and free intellectual
environment and need a multilayered organisational structure.
That is why almost all religious and ideological movements have
organisational structures including political, charity, educational
and professional wings. A movement that has more functional
organisations will have more chances to survive and grow.
• If a radical, militant and sectarian group has better
organisational resources, it can challenge the state and declare
itself the custodian of the ideology of the country. It does not
deem it necessary to follow democratic norms or the country’s
system. Weak organisations remain in the process of gathering
the resources to become powerful and to challenge the more
powerful. The race for resources will not only further shrink the
intellectual space and increase sectarian divisions, but the
competition among them can turn ugly at any time.
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• Using persuasive tone.
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• Using reasoning.