contraposed political ideologies theme
Two or more reasonably well-defined political ideologies are pointedly contrasted.
Notes
The goal of this project is in no way to provoke political controversy. When using a word that references a political stance it is advisable to consult, for example, Wikipedia and use the word only in ways that appear mainstream and are relatively uncontroversial.
Examples
"conservative vs. liberal" is a theme of this kind that is often featured in contemporary stories. We have a reasonably clear understanding of what conservative and liberal values are respectively, in a broad sense, even though we may disagree about many of the details.
7 total · 3 choice · 2 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bbf1x10 | choice | The alien couple’s religious ideology which prohibited medical treatment for their child Shon was contraposed with Franklin’s scientific and medical outlook by which helping Shon trumped religious concerns. |
| movie: Ninotchka (1939) | choice | The political and economical system of the Soviet Union was compared and contrasted with that of the United States and its Western allies. |
| voy3x23 | choice | The establishment opposed emerging scientific ideas on the origin of reptilians. |
| movie: Flatland: The Movie (2007) | major | The closed-minded orthodoxy of the Flatland priestly caste concerning the impossibility of a third spatial dimension was contrasted with the freely inquiring outlook of Arthur and Hex. |
| play: Coriolanus (1610) | major | aristocracy vs. commoners regarding food scarcity and grain stores, later Marcius talked in disgust about allowing commoners any political power |
| play: Henry VI Part 2 (1594) | minor | aristocracy vs. commoners regarding Cade's uprising |
| Unforgiven (1992) | minor | English Bob was an exponent of monarchy. He asserted without solicitation how a monarchic system would do the republican United States some good in the way of maintaining a strong social order. |