<P> Other political thinkers and activists saw New Age politics less positively . On the political right, author George Weigel argued that New Age politics was just a retooled and pastel - colored version of leftism . Conservative evangelical writer Douglas Groothuis, discussed by scholars Hexham and Kemp, warned that New Age politics could lead to an oppressive world government . On the left, scholars argued that New Age politics was an oxymoron: that personal growth has little or nothing to do with political change . One political scientist said New Age politics fails to recognize the realitiy of economic and political power . Another academic, Dana L. Cloud, wrote a lengthy critique of New Age politics as a political ideology; she faulted it for not being opposed to the capitalist system, or to liberal individualism . </P> <P> A criticism of New Age often made by leftists is that its focus on individualism deflects participants from engaging in socio - political activism . This perspective regards New Age as a manifestation of consumerism which promotes elitism and indulgence by allowing wealthier people to affirm their socio - economic status through consuming New Age products and therapies . Activist Harvey Wasserman suggested that New Age politics was too averse to social conflict to be effective politically . Melton et al. found that New Age activists' commitment to the often frustrating process of consensus decision - making led to "extended meetings and minimal results", and a pair of futurists concluded that one once - promising New Age activist group had been both "too visionary and too vague" to last . </P>

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