Liberalism and New Power of Politics in the 21st Century

Abstract

Liberalism is a political ideology that many civilized nations value and is an important condition in determining the relationship between populations within and between states. At the same time, every society has both the old powers who want to maintain the economic, social, and political base of power and the new powers who want the transformation towards the participation of all groups. The aim of this paper was to study the importance of liberal politics and its approach to the development of political participation in the modern era through the use of media and technology, and the struggle between old and new powers. The technical documents were used in the study. The study found that liberalism prioritized human natural rights in terms of life, liberty, and property. Such natural rights were essential to the true existence of man and must be protected. In addition, liberals adhered to openness and argumentation based on the principles of reason, justice, and tolerance to listen to diverse opinions. Although liberalism placed an emphasis on the inherent respect for the individual, the primary human desire was to seek power and honor. Humans had evolved to use tools to seek power and honor. Power and honor were the tools and purposes of mankind, leading to the battle between the old and the new in every era. At this time, political liberalism had emphasized the political participation of citizens expressed through social technology media. At the same time, there was a struggle between the old powers that held a top-down system of command while the new power was a bottom-up system of social expression, or a homogeneous society, a world of co-creation that requires the power of participation, creativity and a shared awareness of obligations.