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Role Of Government In Looking Backward And Herland

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Having now addressed the common thread of a desire to live a fulfilling life, it is now appropriate to discuss government, its structure and role of in ensuring or encroaching on inalienable rights. What ultimately informs such aspects of government, is an underlying ideology. In the case of the Looking Backward and Herland, this ideology is that of rational collectivism, or communism as both authors avoided in calling it. This philosophy is very straightforward and clear to understand: the government must act in such a way as to benefit all of society equally. The government in Looking Backward at every turn of the corner of the story takes actions motivated by this philosophy. These actions include everything imaginable from ensuring profits
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