Talk:Communalism

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There is no such person as Marcus Acquinas, which undermines the validity of this entry. Is it a spelling error? A Google search shows that the only references to that name lead back to this Wikipedia entry, so the error is spreading like a virus. I searched on Questia which is the largest online library and received no hits for this name. (GCS)

[edit] communitarianism

Mikkali- I noticed you've associated communitarianism with communalism. I really cannot speak for communalism, as I've never heard of it, but I think the opening sentence of this article doesn't quite apply to communitarians, that it puts the interests of the community above those of the individual. I think it is better said that they believe the best way to serve the interests of the individual is through the interests of the community.

What you say they believe doesn't contradict the article. This belief logically means that interests of an individual cannot go against interests of community (which is "the best way", as you say). In an ideal society it is so, i.e., interests of an individual and community coincide. But the ideal was never reached, with rare exception of religious brainwashing communities.

But like I said, I am not interested in the subject and cannot contribute much. I only added a missing article. Thank you for your suggestion. Mikkalai 07:59, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Ideal never reached? Maybe not always, but often. But I'll give an analogy; it's easy to say that supporting free trade is putting humanitarianism over the economy, but not always accurate, as many believe it would actually help the economy.

[edit] Good article

Cheers, Tasks you can do 22:42, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Worldview Theory Must be Included.

Worldview Theory is relevant because there are social systems of interaction associated with each of the three major worldviews. These systems of interaction contain the Values, Interests and Principles (VIP's) of the geographic locations and their attendant ethnic groups.

1. Central Worldviwe (African) = Communalism 2. Eastern Worldvieww (Asian) = Communalism 3. Western Worldview (Caucasian) = Individualism (e.g. rugged individualism of the West) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aunk (talk • contribs) 17:06, 17 May 2008 (UTC)