Beliefs

Beliefs:
I hold no ideological commitments based on loyalty or group affiliation. Any ideology that is applied more than provisionally is bound to be riddled with inconsistencies and imperfections. Here are my beliefs about politics, expressed generally:

1. People do not act with individual will because they are influenced by the structure.
2. The structure is every political, social, economic, or environmental influence that people come in contact with, directly or indirectly.
3. Rather than forming an identity independently, the individual develops themselves in a way that allows them to survive the circumstances imposed on them by the structure.
4. The actions that individuals deem necessary to ensure their personal survival and profit comprise their "self-interest".
5. Political leaders act with self-interest. Poor people act with self-interest. Rich people act with self-interest. All people.
6. As such, most political narratives are myths designed to obscure or romanticize the inherent selfishness of politics.
7. By examining political systems as structures which impose different self-interests onto individuals and groups, the world of politics can be understood clearly.

These principles have, in their own way, led to the views that I currently hold today and will be a dominant influence in the way I analyze political topics.