4th political theory
All the political systems of the modern age have been the products of 3 distinct ideologies: the 1st, and oldest, is liberal democracy; the 2nd is marxism; and the 3rd is fascism.
The latter two have long since failed and passed out of the pages of history, and the first no longer operates as an ideology, but rather as something taken for granted.
The world today finds itself on the brink of a post-political reality – one in which the values of liberalism are so deeply embedded that the average person is not aware that there is an ideology at work around him. As a result, liberalism is threatening to monopolize political discourse and drown the world in a universal sameness, destroying everything that makes the various cultures and peoples unique.
Alexander Dugin says what is needed to break through this morass is a 4th ideology – one that will sift through the debris of the first 3 to look for elements that might be useful, but that remains innovative and unique in itself.
Dugin does not offer a point-by-point program for this new theory, but rather outlines the parameters within which it might develop and the issues which it must address. Dugin foresees that the 4th Political Theory will use the tools and concepts of modernity against itself, to bring about a return of cultural diversity against commercialization, as well as the traditional worldview of all the peoples of the world – albeit within an entirely new context.
Written by a scholar who is actively influencing the direction of Russian geopolitical strategy today, the 4th Political Theory is an introduction to an idea that may well shape the course of the world’s political future.
He is a vocal advocate of a return of Russian power to the global stage, to act as a counterweight to US domination.
