POL326Y1 Lecture 5: May 19 Lec 5
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Shiite militia supported by iran not controlled by iraq; isis claims 150,000 soldiers; Another development: john kerry meeting president putin; souring of relations between russia and. Su-5000 to be installed by russians by 2017; in terms of military dominance, us still dominant; I(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t of pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) opi(cid:374)io(cid:374) o(cid:374) pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) poli(cid:272)(cid:455); should(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e a(cid:374)(cid:455) i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t; From a realist perspective: should not have any impact; fp to be determined by national interest based on rational choices; Another discussion: to (cid:373)o(cid:448)e a(cid:449)a(cid:455) fro(cid:373) po to ideolog(cid:455) . Public opinion changes rapidly and is volatile; ideology is far less so. In terms of ideology, us very stable; but certainly not immune to change; as ideological realignments. General perceptions: us is not heavily ideological; number of political scientists making that observation (robert daul); reason: americans tend to share the same ideology and do not see themselves ideologically motivated as much as europeans; That observation based on hartz horowitz theory: north american societies as fragments of.
