Post by johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt on Apr 10, 2006 18:13:44 GMT -5
this is a simple question, actually:
do you think it's better for a group to work for an ideal they know they can never reach, though by doing so create an environment in which steps are taken towards the ultimate goal?
OR
should an interest group simply work for the steps, without any real future, ultimate, idealistic goal in view, simply because it's unreasonable to think that any ideal will ever be reached?
this comes down, i think to a question of process or final product? this is a question which can be taken into any sphere, i'll give you an example:
In the Arab-Israeli conflict there have been several different attempts to find peace. some people went about it using a land for peace process, Israel gives back land it took while the country receiving that land gives Israel peace and recognition...now, this would be a final product emphasis, there are no real stipulations on how to get the two countries to talk to each other, however, assuming they do, tehre are already ideas about how it'll come to pass.
on the other hand there are ideas that first the countries leaders are brought to gether behind closed doors to chat, thus starting dialogue. and from there the process continues, no one really knows what the end result will be, however, judging by the fact that the two parties are talking it's already a better situation than it was before the talks, this view was taken by president carter during the Camp David Talks.
anyway, this may be a little of an obscure example, but the idea and the question should be pretty simple, work towards an unattainable ideal and hope you'll eventually come close? or use a process of compromise to keep the process moving in a mutually agreeable way?
do you think it's better for a group to work for an ideal they know they can never reach, though by doing so create an environment in which steps are taken towards the ultimate goal?
OR
should an interest group simply work for the steps, without any real future, ultimate, idealistic goal in view, simply because it's unreasonable to think that any ideal will ever be reached?
this comes down, i think to a question of process or final product? this is a question which can be taken into any sphere, i'll give you an example:
In the Arab-Israeli conflict there have been several different attempts to find peace. some people went about it using a land for peace process, Israel gives back land it took while the country receiving that land gives Israel peace and recognition...now, this would be a final product emphasis, there are no real stipulations on how to get the two countries to talk to each other, however, assuming they do, tehre are already ideas about how it'll come to pass.
on the other hand there are ideas that first the countries leaders are brought to gether behind closed doors to chat, thus starting dialogue. and from there the process continues, no one really knows what the end result will be, however, judging by the fact that the two parties are talking it's already a better situation than it was before the talks, this view was taken by president carter during the Camp David Talks.
anyway, this may be a little of an obscure example, but the idea and the question should be pretty simple, work towards an unattainable ideal and hope you'll eventually come close? or use a process of compromise to keep the process moving in a mutually agreeable way?
