In my own utopian society, the perfect citizen is peaceful, progressive
and follow the moral and values of its society, which are based on the
6 pillars of character: caring, respect, responsability, citizenship,
trustworthiness, fairness.
1984
According to George Orwell, the perfect citizen is one who
rebels against it´s own government. A citizen that thinks for
itself regardless of the government´s laws
Thoreau
Thoreau describes how a perfect citizen is one that is selfless but
selfish as well. One who is emotionally strong and independent with an
unbreakable will, morals and values.
If- Kipling
Kipling´s viewpont of a perfect citizen is one that is a true man and
his concept for man is beyond explanation. Basically, everything that
makes a person outstanding: determination, ambition, strenght,
worthy, empathic, humble, make a perfect citizen. I would agree only
with Kipling´s style beacause IF there is a perfect government, THEN
there could be a perfect citizen
Civil Disobedience - Auden
Auden´s mindset of a perfect citizen is the one
that relates to my view of it the closest. I believe
there is No Perfect Citizen and Auden describes it
briefly as an "unknown citizen". It doesn´t really
talks about a specific being, it´s closer related to a
collective view of an certain ideology. The "unknown
citizen" can be any common citizen or it can be
non-existant.
Political Correctness
What defines what is political correct? The government
may dictate what is political correct or not, but our values,
morals, and emotions can influence in our actions towards
a situation where a person commits something that,
according to that person´s government, is political
correct. Based on this ideology, it is possible to have a
perfect citizen if the government that dictates political
correctness is perfect by definition.