Paces Febnary 85 ACitorials Real not Free by IAN LYON Realism is a fallacy. It is an illogical attempt at an ideology. Realism is, as it is commonly defined, a way of looking at the world, its functionings and interactions in a non-moral and non-judgemental manner. This is the ideology of the politician, not your local mayor, but all world leaders. They most of all would like to think that they can see the world for what it is and that they are above the propogandized masses. It can be argued that Reality is only what you perceive it to be and is dependent on your personal experi- enceIf*this is so, then Realism is a false label for a false ideology. If the concept of Reality is in dispute there can be no ideology of Realism. Because Realists see the world in what they believe are real terms and because reality is only a perception based on an individual’s unique ex- perience no two Realists can ever agree: therfore, the only outcome is conflict. If you perceive what you know and see to be real it is obvious that there is only one way to see something or some event and your perception is right, and if someone sees a different reality, he is wrong. It is this belief, coupled with nationalism, that fuels the neo-conser- vative fires. The New Right, or neo-conservative movement, believes that they are the party of Realism. They believe that the only way to save ourselves is to destroy ideology (note the parallel with Marx’s false cons- ciousness) and destroy social welfare. Irving Kristol, in his book Two Cheers for Capitalism, contends that the spiritual demands of the people are not answered by what runs modern capitalism--pragmatic econo- mics--and a variety of social and political religions have flooded in to fill the vacuum, socialism being the most convincing, or deluding, of these. Kristol is co-founder of the Institute for Educational Affairs, a neo-conservative funding organiza- tion, that funds college and university publications across North America. Neo-conservatism is power without ideology, total laissez-faire capitalism without any type of regulation. Is this what the workers of the world have fought so long to achieve, moving from one stage of exploitation for profit, to another. Would you put the power of the government, which is now held indirectly, cineeay into the hands of big business? It’s scary when the only motive for a decision is the protection of profit. And they said ““1984’’ could never happen. Keep looking over your shoulder for not only ‘‘Big Brother’ but also big business. Flite Street The Bard speaks: Lit-up sidewalk displays Store-front facades While false face-lifts Sport sky-high noses And make million dollar deficits Grow plastic plants. by Laurence Arnold — the small society IM SORRY, MENS