ABSTRACT
This chapter explores two main issues: the role of the political movement, and specifically how it might be harmonized within other political traditions. It describes the term 'reconciliation' to discuss an approach to politics which fully appreciates the values of Western liberalism, but which is also alert to some of its risks. The chapter examines the term 'reconciliation' originates from Latin and is used in Latin-derived languages. On this basis Socrates convinced Chaerecrates to attempt reconciliation with his brother. Political life in the classical Mediterranean did reflect some spirit of reconciliation. One basic rule of reconciliation politics is that when trying to influence the life of the community any request, suggestion re-organization plan, political movement, value-claim or appeal, no matter how reasonable it is. According to reconciliation politics, political life should be a technique or process which is grounded in the real world, which plans for the future, and which can resolve practical problems while allowing freedom.
