An ideology is a system of ideas and beliefs, especially about politics, society, or the way the world should work. It guides how people interpret events and what changes they think are needed.
From French "idéologie," originally meaning "the science of ideas," formed from "idéo-" (idea) and "-logie" (study of). It shifted from a neutral study of ideas to the ideas themselves, especially in politics.
Ideologies are like mental operating systems—you rarely notice yours until it crashes into someone else’s. They don’t just tell you what to think; they silently shape what you even notice and which questions you ask.
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