To Speak is Silver, Silence is Gold?

Are decision makers getting confused because there is no longer any political theories? Charlie Weimers wonders this in his blog. He refers to Johan Wennström's article on SvD.se called "Ideologiernas död är välkommen" or The Death of the Ideologies is Welcome.

I do not agree and I rather think the reason for the silence is that no one dares to speak up any longer. Some say the individuals have disappeared or rather become relatively few and secretive. A crisis for the integrity of Man.

Visions or other political expressions are important for people to strive at reaching a better world. The Kingdom of Heaven used to be such a place but it has been replaced with the Welfare State.

What to do next? I see a continuation of Liberalism in that people's choices are going to be easier and better made in our information rich society. The Pursuit of Happiness is going to be more effective. The quality of life will have to improve. This will create new knowledge centers that will challenge the secretive rules. The secretive rulers might fight back, though, by filtering the Internet like a petty dictator.

When it comes to foreign policy, however, ideology is in the doldrums.