Ideological choices are decided beforehand by power blocs, not by individuals.

Evidence

Any decision-taking functions which still appear to be left to individuals are in fact taken care of in advance. The irreconcilable nature of ideologies as thundered out from the political platforms is simply itself an ideology of the blind constellation of power. The ticket thinking which is a product of industrialization and its advertising machine, extends to international relations. The choice by an individual citizen of the Communist or Fascist ticket is determined by the influence which the Red Army or the laboratories of the West have on him. — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 163

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces ‘ticket thinking’ as a technical term for predetermined ideological choice.
• XREF: connects to: Those in power don’t believe their own ideology; only the ruled do. — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 51; Ideologies are not what is shaped at power’s base; Political theories are forms determined by social content, not freely chosen options. — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 580 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Political theories are forms determined by social content, not freely chosen options. #corroborates (0.85) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 580
• Ideologies are not what is shaped at power’s base #expands (0.82)