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489. Realpolitik - Politics - English Vocabulary

by 정이로운 잉여생활 2022. 11. 27.
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Realpolitik : (국가와 국민의 복리증진을 위한)현실정책, 실익정책, (풍자적을)실력정책, 무력정책, 기회주의적 정책

 

1)
this talks about pragmatism in politics
making decisions in politics based on what the country needs what is real on the situation rather than being guided by moral principles or party guidelines is realpolitik
what is best for the state, being pragmatic in government policies 
being very pragmatic
taking into account the real situation rather than acting ideologically
acting practically not thinking about ethics but thinking about the best way of resolving this problems
expedient instead of ethical  
what is going to work
now realpolitik is very often used positively or neutrally
he is a proponent of realpolitik

 

 

2)
but notice, this word can also be used in a very nagative way saying Machiavellian
using policies that are coercive and are designed to manipulate people into doing what you want, so this would be machiavellian
trying to use tricks and things like that in order to get what you think is best for the state
being ruthlessly realistic and opportunist rather than moralistic
 

 

3)
notice, realpolitic can be both positive and nagative
I think most commonly it's being realisitic particularly in international relations
it's doing things that are going to achieve your results no matter if they are in agreement with your idiology or not
this is looking at what is real, what can really be achieved rather than just trying to impose what you think is the ideological and theoretical perfect idea

 


Formality : 6.5

 

 

 

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