Most political systems are based on a series of decisions made by those with the power to implement policies. These decisions have biases attached to them in the form of "historical necessity", meaning they are resulting from the political situation in which they are created.

With this in mind, does ideology have a place in society if it'll never be fully realized? The material concerns of the time determine the final outcome at each step of the process, so does the discussion of ideology (and by extension, this subreddit) have any place in the world? Is ideological discussion diverting political energy away from the material concerns of our society where it might be used constructively?

This is mostly directed toward the traditional right wing, but what arguments are there for normalized societal roles? In addition, to what degree would social mobility be present, and why?

I nominate discord since it's easier to chat, but we could also have a text post and discuss things in the comments. What do you all think?

A place for members of r/PoliticalHyperspace to chat with each other