You believe in the paramount importance of personal freedom, self-reliance, and the right to express and pursue one's own goals without interference from societal or governmental constraints.
Individualism is a political ideology that emphasizes the moral worth and inherent rights of the individual. It is rooted in the belief that each person has a unique identity and set of interests that should be respected and protected. Individualists argue that individuals should be allowed to make their own choices and decisions, free from government interference or societal pressure. They believe that personal freedom and self-reliance are the keys to prosperity and happiness.
The origins of individualism as a political ideology can be traced back to the Enlightenment period in the…
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@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
Do you feel that our education system encourages individual thought or promotes standardization?
@9JKZ98T1yr1Y
Our education system is based on the premise that rewards test scores over genuinely teaching a healthy curriculum because test scores are more profitable.
@9JKZDZH1yr1Y
I feel that the education system encourages individual thought a little too much. They need to stop allowing trans to go into opposite bathrooms. It is creating an unnatural unsafe place.
@9JL29Q21yr1Y
It promotes standardization with any concessions for people with mental or physical issues being hard to come by.
@9JKZYZD1yr1Y
some places encourage us to be individuals but some places want you to be the same in almost every aspect of life
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
When has a book, movie, or historical event challenged or reinforced your views on individual rights?
@9KT86M31yr1Y
Reading Beloved opened my eyes to the horrors that many slaves or ex slaves faced and still ripple through society today.
@9KT7DPD1yr1Y
When I watched "The Help" and the movie "Selma" my eyes were opened to the devasting effects that racism had caused.
@9KT8F88 1yr1Y
it hasn't I don't judge people because its not my life
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
In what moment did you feel your personal freedom was most challenged, and how did you respond?
@9HGDK53Independent2yrs2Y
At school they lock all the bathrooms during, 3rd period and no one can use them. I responded by letting some faculty know that this isn't right because it is taking away our rights to use the bathroom whenever we need regardless if we have enough staff to watch the bathrooms or not it is unjust and honestly just incredibly rude.
@9HGD9R42yrs2Y
When schools require people to in groups instead of individual
@9HGDBPK2yrs2Y
When my mom did not let me hang out with my friends
@9HGD8NN2yrs2Y
Being taken away from my home town after that i shut myself off from everything else
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
What's a unique perspective or talent you bring to your friend group, and how is it valued?
I bring advice and good insight on situations my friends go through. I bring the light and motivation in the darkness.
@9LFN6J3 1yr1Y
i am a real therapeutic person i bring comfort to the people i am around
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
In what ways have you customized your education or career path to better fit your individual strengths?
@9KF869Y1yr1Y
I'm in a business academy at my high school and a lot of my classes are tailored to my interests.
@9KF86WH1yr1Y
I left the country and viewed how others live their life. What matters and what doesn’t matter. Sometimes we are so entitled and get caught up on the unimportant things.
@9KF83VX1yr1Y
Most likely this wont happen but there should be a program where certain time of the year to each state should collaborate on setting up certain centers around there states to give a job experiences of being a doctor, engineer, vetinarian, teacher, technician, and etc.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
How much should one sacrifice individual comfort for the chance to make a societal impact?
@9JQ45YX1yr1Y
we should not have to sacrifice much to live in a peaceful society, everyone should do their part to make it a good environment
@9JQ885TRepublican1yr1Y
This is the best answer because you always have to put others before yourself.
@9JQ65SL1yr1Y
As much as they want, up to the point where their basic human needs are not meet
@9JQ3Z3K1yr1Y
As long as there are hopes of making an impact, they should go head first into making reform.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
How can we encourage individual talents while still promoting teamwork and collaboration?
@9HGC54V 2yrs2Y
We can encourage teamwork and collaboration by putting it in schools and work places to also give us communication skills and different things that come with this.
@9HGCD2T2yrs2Y
Jobs should give employees more chances to become successful
Offer more opportunities when starting their own businesses or entrepreneurial ventures.
@9HGCCZ32yrs2Y
We can make teams of people with very similar talents while pairing them with another group of opposite talents
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
How does your culture view the idea of working primarily for personal gain versus community benefit?
@9J2XTBX1yr1Y
most of my generation, see it more to be for themselves and not for anyone else. But, i just hope someday that they all can see that we are all the same, of flesh, blood, and life.
We just want to provide and survive, not really caring about the community
@9J2X3C41yr1Y
Different cultures have a different view of work, for mine we view work as survival and not caring about the community and being friendly, but mostly about survival and providing for our family, and work with the very few materials we have and opprotunittes.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
How does your personal identity shape your interactions with others who have different beliefs or backgrounds?
@9LCJCJJ1yr1Y
Personally, I have become more open to others ideals because I myself have experienced different cultures and have a broader view on the world and the people in it.
@9LF7XFG1yr1Y
Interact with those individuals still stuck in the Medieval era. See how your benevolence is treated as weakness. When all avenues for negotiation are exhausted, because they only believe in force, you will not become more open.
A person's understanding of their own and other's identities develops from birth and is shaped by the values and attitudes prevalent at home and in the surrounding community.
@9LCJBRXRepublican1yr1Y
I am open to their Ideas and I don't let it get in the way of my thoughts on them, unless they are very ritualistic and into sacrificial stuff.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Discuss a situation where individual rights seem to conflict with community safety — where should the line be drawn?
@9HGHYMT2yrs2Y
Individual rights should be protected unless someone uses those same rights to attack others
@9HGKS232yrs2Y
In the terms of the right to bear arms, yes citizens should be able to have a firearm to keep for an instance for self-defense. That line needs to be drawn when people start to go through the US's lax gun purchasing process and go into schools or other public places and kill innocent people.
when expressing your rights causes harm to others and disrupts traffic
@9HGJ6492yrs2Y
The gov should try its best not to intervene unless needed.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
How does the pressure to conform in school settings affect your ability to be your true self?
@9JKXV5DRepublican1yr1Y
it can either push you away from things or towards things but you can always choose your own path
@9JR7RGLRepublican1yr1Y
Humans and children are in a development stage of life and heavily reliant on influence, we must not influence kids into our ideology but rather make them question societal norms.
@9JKY9DL1yr1Y
That we are given enough time to be independent so we can not individualism.
@9JKXMS81yr1Y
The pressure to conform takes away from the idea of individualism because it forces students to follow the pack instead of being, dressing and doing things the way they want.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Should we always strive to be unique, or is there value in sometimes following the crowd?
@9HGDLB32yrs2Y
There is value in both being unique and following a crowd. You need to have both of those skills for different things.
@9HGDJC6Republican2yrs2Y
everyone should be different because everyone if different but there's a point where you can cross the line for example if your being gay because everyone else is gay gay isn't even real its all fake and In there imagionation
@9HFZRPC2yrs2Y
Yes we all should strive to be unique because if we all were alike, the world would be boring. Plus the different opinions of the people in the world helps with learning new things.
@9HGDFFT2yrs2Y
We should always strive to be unique individuals with critical thinking skills and well-rounded and thought out opinions and ideas
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Have you ever resisted peer pressure, and how did that decision reflect your personal values?
@9HGHFLY2yrs2Y
I have resisted peer pressure which help me stand my ground.
@9HGGV7C2yrs2Y
I have, and that didn't really affect my personal values.
@9HGHH5H2yrs2Y
I have never resisted peer pressure. I find it very hard to do so because of my people-pleasing habits. It makes me feel bad every time because I know that giving into peer pressure is another setback to actually aligning myself with my personal values.
@9HGJ4PC2yrs2Y
I have and it helped me form my own opinions and self.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Do you think social media supports or undermines true individual expression?
I think social media can be used for good but also to promote bad ideals. But generally I think that social media supports true individual expression more than it undermines it.
@9HG8T6X2yrs2Y
yes because people have their own things they say and post
@9HG8SR22yrs2Y
Undermines it as we are just all turning into one person
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican2mos2MO
Undermines. Social media has been used by many people to shame others who disagree with them or said something they didn't like
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
What's one personal freedom you value most, and why is it so important to you?
@9HGD6PP2yrs2Y
I enjoy the personal freedom to express myself in whatever ways I wish and not having to live my life for anyone else.
@9HGCX2G2yrs2Y
Freedom of religion, because it lets me profess my faith without being attacked for it
@9HGF33C2yrs2Y
I value the right to vote because it upholds our democracy.
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican2mos2MO
Freedom of speech, because there are so many things wrong with the government (especially in my state) and I like to be able to speak out against it (such as LGBTQ rights, DEI, environmental regulations, etc)
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Is chasing personal dreams selfish if it means you have less time for family or friends?
@9HG9ZXG2yrs2Y
I don't think its inherently selfish, only if you purposefully go out of your way to make less time for family.
@9HGBMKVIndependence2yrs2Y
No, it’s your life that you are trying to benefit, don’t exclude all time with those you love, however move to better yourself and reach your full potential
@9HGBB7D2yrs2Y
If you think it will be beneficial for you, you do what you want.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
If you had the chance to make a significant personal sacrifice for the greater good, would you, and why?
@9J3Y7P81yr1Y
Yes i would, i would think about my family, other peoples family. Maybe my kids one day, other peoples kids. Yes, i would be giving up something of my own, but its for everyone else.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
When have you felt most independent, and what does that say about your character?
@9HGDN3X2yrs2Y
when I create school events and coordinate activities that everyone enjoys
@9HGD47HRepublican2yrs2Y
I feel most independent when I dont have a bunch of people telling me what to do.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
If you could change one societal expectation without repercussions, what would it be and why?
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican2mos2MO
That it is important to respect different cultures. Because it is NOT! Political correctness and multiculturalism are stupid!
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
How would you define the line between personal freedom and societal harmony?
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Should people have the absolute right to express any opinion online, or are there limits to free speech?
I think that free speech is your right until you directly cause harm to someone by INCITING violence or unforgivable crimes.
@9HGCWDQ2yrs2Y
There should be limits to free speech, such as extreme threats or terroism.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
What does 'freedom' truly mean to you in the context of your daily life?
@9L3GHJB1yr1Y
Freedom means being treated the same as everyone else no matter how you look.
@9L3G9681yr1Y
When I can be away from the responsibilities of the world for the little free time I get
@TheHillbillyLordRepublican2mos2MO
Not being forced to pay for things like welfare or sexual healthcare with my taxes, that in no way benefits me. Law enforcement, infrastructure, those benefit me, but welfare or things like birth control in no way benefits me.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
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