“Egora” is a contraction of “electronic” and “agora”. “Agora” is an ancient Greek term meaning “gathering place”. For the ancient Greeks the agora of a town served as the center of public life, where people could socialize, do business, and hold discussions. Egora follows in that ancient Greek spirit, but its main function is to enable a new form of democratic organization, one that is rational, efficient, and incorruptible – i.e. Intelligent Democracy.
To explain it most briefly, Egora enables everyone to
- develop their own political philosophy out of various ideas,
- determine which ideas are most strongly supported by the people,
- organize meetings to examine and deliberate any ideas, and
- use a simple algorithm to find the true representatives of the public will.
However, Intelligent Democracy would not be possible without a community that is dedicated to using reason to make sense out of a chaos. Thus, Egora is actually the home of the International Logic Party (ILP), and we have built Egora to organize ourselves. We want philosophers to have the advantage over demagogues in politics, and Egora makes our mission possible. But you do not have to be a member of the ILP to use Egora. We want democracy to be available to everyone, and we invite you to use Egora to develop and express your philosophy regardless of your affiliations. Furthermore, because Egora technology is so versatile, it is possible for any other community to use Egora to democratically organize themselves too.
Lastly, Egora is free to use and protected by Copyleft. If you are dissatisfied with this Egora, you can create your own version of it, and you can use the code of this Egora to start. Egora welcomes all competition. May the best ideas win!
Egora: Version Σ
(archived: January 7, 2019)
Idea Dominance Index
THIS IDEA IS LINKED TO ANOTHER: FOR THE REFORM OF AMERICAN MILITARY PROCEDURES THROUGH THE STRENGTHENING OF ARTICLE I, SECTION 8 OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, WHICH ASSIGNS SOLES OWNERSHIP OF ANY AND ALL WAR POWERS TO THE DELIBERATION AND VOTE OF CONGRESS:
The first impediment to the remediation and...
The first impediment to the remediation and...
I support Rank Choice Voting for many reasons. First, it eliminates the "wasted vote" syndrome by allowing the voter to choose who he/she thinks is the best candidate for the office without having to be concerned that his/her vote is "wasted" because that candidate belongs to a minor party. Second...
Education and citizenship; Education Reform; Completion versus performance; Schooling is child-labor
Section 1.
In order to preserve the stability of our society and to ensure its further advancement, we find that it is necessary to provide a certain minimum level of education to all of our...
Section 1.
In order to preserve the stability of our society and to ensure its further advancement, we find that it is necessary to provide a certain minimum level of education to all of our...
I owe nothing to anyone...
A "Universal Crypto Standard" (UCS) should become the official currency of the United States of America; all currency should become virtual cryptocurrency and physical fiat will only represent a "check" of this cryptocurrency...
Municipal Transit-
1. Municipal public transit should be free to the commuters, funded by taxpayer dollars. This would reduce congestion in cities; it would reduce energy consumption of our societies; and it would bring people closer together as a society and community. By being publicly funded it...
1. Municipal public transit should be free to the commuters, funded by taxpayer dollars. This would reduce congestion in cities; it would reduce energy consumption of our societies; and it would bring people closer together as a society and community. By being publicly funded it...
Name: Alhassan Abdul-Razak
Search Name in Egora: Alhassan Abdul-Razak
1. Created their own Association Idea: Not yet
2. ILP membership: Yes
3. ILP officer petitioner: Yes
4. ILP candidate: Yes
Explanation:
The purpose of this "Citizen Assembly Organizers" Egora community is to...
Search Name in Egora: Alhassan Abdul-Razak
1. Created their own Association Idea: Not yet
2. ILP membership: Yes
3. ILP officer petitioner: Yes
4. ILP candidate: Yes
Explanation:
The purpose of this "Citizen Assembly Organizers" Egora community is to...
EQUALITY OF ALL
All people are equal in their rights and their dignity...
All people are equal in their rights and their dignity...
ALL DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR NEEDS MET
All people have a right to the resources (material, social, and otherwise) necessary to live, to live with dignity, and to live with joy, so long as sufficient resources exist...
All people have a right to the resources (material, social, and otherwise) necessary to live, to live with dignity, and to live with joy, so long as sufficient resources exist...
LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT SECURES NEEDS & RIGHTS
Governments exist to serve the governed by securing their material needs and their rights in society, and for no other purpose.
The legitimacy of a government thus depends upon its efficacy in securing those rights, upon its service to the people, and...
Governments exist to serve the governed by securing their material needs and their rights in society, and for no other purpose.
The legitimacy of a government thus depends upon its efficacy in securing those rights, upon its service to the people, and...
COMPULSORY SCHOOLING AND THE CIVIL WAR
But we’ve had a society essential under central control in the United States since just after the Civil War, and such a society requires compulsory schooling-government monopoly schooling-to maintain itself.”
-John Taylor Gatto
IDEA:
Instances of...
But we’ve had a society essential under central control in the United States since just after the Civil War, and such a society requires compulsory schooling-government monopoly schooling-to maintain itself.”
-John Taylor Gatto
IDEA:
Instances of...
EAT MEAT. BE HEALTHY. BE HAPPY. SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
A Vegan diet is deficient in 15 essential nutrients, making it the least healthiest diet to ever exist.
The nutrients not found in plant foods include: Vitamin D, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin F, Vitamin A, Vitamin K2; the amino acids...
A Vegan diet is deficient in 15 essential nutrients, making it the least healthiest diet to ever exist.
The nutrients not found in plant foods include: Vitamin D, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin F, Vitamin A, Vitamin K2; the amino acids...
WE NEED LESS SCHOOL, NOT MORE.
Colonial America lacked compulsory government schooling laws, yet it possessed 2 factors that are seldom discovered in modern society: personal independence and personal isolation.
Back then, men were self-employed craftsmen, farmers, or small businessmen who lived...
Colonial America lacked compulsory government schooling laws, yet it possessed 2 factors that are seldom discovered in modern society: personal independence and personal isolation.
Back then, men were self-employed craftsmen, farmers, or small businessmen who lived...
THE FOLLIES OF THE FEMINIST
Feminism is a movement that on the surface appears as though it’s advocating for women’s rights and equality. However, when you dive deeper into it, you see that it’s not so much about equality as it is superiority. Feminism is not concerned with women establishing...
Feminism is a movement that on the surface appears as though it’s advocating for women’s rights and equality. However, when you dive deeper into it, you see that it’s not so much about equality as it is superiority. Feminism is not concerned with women establishing...
Age
All people should be treated equally no matter what their age is. A person who is elderly should be allowed to work as long as they want or are able to.
It should be unlawful to discriminate because of age whether the person is young or old. Age discrimination can affect people at different...
All people should be treated equally no matter what their age is. A person who is elderly should be allowed to work as long as they want or are able to.
It should be unlawful to discriminate because of age whether the person is young or old. Age discrimination can affect people at different...
We need to live in a world where people who are making minimum wage can afford the basic needs for day to day survival.And also individuals who wish to visit to work can do so withh ease adding to the workforce and the improvement of lives...
Is Biden really a hypocrite?
- You cannot keep showing support to Arab countries and LGBT at the same time. This is called "double standard". If you really care about human rights, you should escalate the concerns of US regarding human rights in Arab and muslim countries. Cooperation with leaders...
- You cannot keep showing support to Arab countries and LGBT at the same time. This is called "double standard". If you really care about human rights, you should escalate the concerns of US regarding human rights in Arab and muslim countries. Cooperation with leaders...
SELF-GOVERNING, AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY ECONOMIES to enable an equal chance of success for all.
Visit the website (may be under construction): UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY PROJECT & HEALED EARTH MARKETPLACE,
THE INSPIRATION:
(Inspired by the Universal Community Project Team, Illia Dorosh's Idea "Gratitude...
Visit the website (may be under construction): UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY PROJECT & HEALED EARTH MARKETPLACE,
THE INSPIRATION:
(Inspired by the Universal Community Project Team, Illia Dorosh's Idea "Gratitude...
SELF-GOVERNING, AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY ECONOMIES to enable an equal chance of success for all.
Visit the website (may be under construction): OneWorld411.com, UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY PROJECT & HEALED EARTH MARKETPLACE
THE INSPIRATION:
(Inspired by the Universal Community Project Team, Illia Dorosh's...
Visit the website (may be under construction): OneWorld411.com, UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY PROJECT & HEALED EARTH MARKETPLACE
THE INSPIRATION:
(Inspired by the Universal Community Project Team, Illia Dorosh's...
God did not create good and evil,
for those are concepts of man.
Rather He created reality and unreality.
Reality is everything that the supreme being creates.
Unreality is everything that man creates in his own mind...
for those are concepts of man.
Rather He created reality and unreality.
Reality is everything that the supreme being creates.
Unreality is everything that man creates in his own mind...
Imagine you’re given the option to play one of two games:
Game #1
You live with a close-knit, self-sufficient community of 150 people who know you intimately. The community is not rich but provides food shelter clothing and healthcare. All the necessities are cared for. You contributing three...
Game #1
You live with a close-knit, self-sufficient community of 150 people who know you intimately. The community is not rich but provides food shelter clothing and healthcare. All the necessities are cared for. You contributing three...
GOOD AND EVIL DON'T EXIST
Nature did not create good and evil,
for those are concepts of man.
Rather Nature created reality and unreality.
Reality is everything that the Supreme Being creates: what always has been, is, and will be.
Unreality is everything that man creates in his own mind...
Nature did not create good and evil,
for those are concepts of man.
Rather Nature created reality and unreality.
Reality is everything that the Supreme Being creates: what always has been, is, and will be.
Unreality is everything that man creates in his own mind...
Universal basic income globally of approximately $4000 per annum distributed by the United Nations
A universal basic income set at $5000 would cost $30 trillion (6 billion humans above infancy x $5000). This would provide both the leg up for individuals and provide a tax base for governments to...
A universal basic income set at $5000 would cost $30 trillion (6 billion humans above infancy x $5000). This would provide both the leg up for individuals and provide a tax base for governments to...
Fairness & Economics; Government & Fairness; Government & Economics
The market system is destroying our planet and killing its inhabitants. The pollution and climate change and mass extinctions we see today are evidence.
There is no question that the market system governs every aspect of our life...
The market system is destroying our planet and killing its inhabitants. The pollution and climate change and mass extinctions we see today are evidence.
There is no question that the market system governs every aspect of our life...
Rename the "United States of America" to the "United States of Corporations".
The government of the USA makes decisions that are controlled exclusively by corporate interest and a few wealthy elite. It is time the for the country to be renamed to reflect the constituents that it serves...
The government of the USA makes decisions that are controlled exclusively by corporate interest and a few wealthy elite. It is time the for the country to be renamed to reflect the constituents that it serves...
Rename the "United States of America" to the "United States of Corporations".
The government of the USA makes decisions that are controlled mainly by corporate interest and a few wealthy elite. It is time the for the country to be renamed to reflect the constituents that it serves...
The government of the USA makes decisions that are controlled mainly by corporate interest and a few wealthy elite. It is time the for the country to be renamed to reflect the constituents that it serves...
"United States of Corporations and Super-Rich" is a potential new name for the "United States of America" .
The government of the USA makes decisions that are controlled mainly by corporate interest and a few wealthy elite. It is time the for the country to be renamed to reflect the constituents...
The government of the USA makes decisions that are controlled mainly by corporate interest and a few wealthy elite. It is time the for the country to be renamed to reflect the constituents...
I propose there be created another branch of government, which hires scientists and statisticians, and which holds a forum, online and publicly, where people can vote directly, and which will serve as a form of direct democracy that hasn’t been seen since Greece.
I mentioned this to Cesare, and...
I mentioned this to Cesare, and...
Voting Reform; Ballot Access
Section 1.
Voting is not a simple nor self-evident process. In fact, there are various voting systems (plurality, approval, ranked-choice, range, Condorcet, etc.), and they can produce very different results. Some systems can even deteriorate the dynamics of democracy...
Section 1.
Voting is not a simple nor self-evident process. In fact, there are various voting systems (plurality, approval, ranked-choice, range, Condorcet, etc.), and they can produce very different results. Some systems can even deteriorate the dynamics of democracy...
Why you should support Israel and not Palestine
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While Israel is not the best country in the world, Hamas is definitely the worst. Hamas is a terrorist militia group. Their ideology is pretty clear: they believe in radical islamic ideas and they...
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While Israel is not the best country in the world, Hamas is definitely the worst. Hamas is a terrorist militia group. Their ideology is pretty clear: they believe in radical islamic ideas and they...
Studies have confirmed humans are the driving force behind a 6th mass extinction which is happening now. We should stop this, as biodiversity and other species have value and merit...
I propose there be created another branch of government, which hires scientists and statisticians, and which holds a forum, online and publicly, where people can vote directly, and which will serve as a form of direct democracy not seen since ancient Greece.
I mentioned this to Cezary, and he‘s...
I mentioned this to Cezary, and he‘s...
Universal Basic Income.
We recognize that, in our capitalists societies, the strong incentive to be productive members is the main factor of innovation. Although, the system faces two main issues :
- The incapacity of the market to value contributions of some members to society, probably because...
We recognize that, in our capitalists societies, the strong incentive to be productive members is the main factor of innovation. Although, the system faces two main issues :
- The incapacity of the market to value contributions of some members to society, probably because...
Liquid Democracy.
Politics that get power are just politics that do everything to get power, even if it’s not in the common interest. In other terms, politics are incentivized to act for their interests before those of the society.
The obvious way to make sure power is used in the interest of...
Politics that get power are just politics that do everything to get power, even if it’s not in the common interest. In other terms, politics are incentivized to act for their interests before those of the society.
The obvious way to make sure power is used in the interest of...
International Liberation Task Force to overthrow oppressive regimes
Around the world there are many oppressive regimes that violate the basic standards for a decent human life:
- freedom of bodily autonomy
- freedom of sexuality,
- freedom of gender,
- freedom of philosophy,
- freedom of...
Around the world there are many oppressive regimes that violate the basic standards for a decent human life:
- freedom of bodily autonomy
- freedom of sexuality,
- freedom of gender,
- freedom of philosophy,
- freedom of...
The War On Words: A New Kind of Funding for Writers and Artists
Today, every Federal Grant for Writers requires at least one published novel, and often five or more published works, sponsored by a well-known, very successful company. This requirement implies that a writer must be accepted by the...
Today, every Federal Grant for Writers requires at least one published novel, and often five or more published works, sponsored by a well-known, very successful company. This requirement implies that a writer must be accepted by the...
Parallel eco-solidarity system.
The capitalism has big advantages : we never innovated, evolved that much since we are in capitalism. This is because it strongly incentivizes hard-work and innovation through its main characteristic, competition, in order to access to more liberty, more power...
The capitalism has big advantages : we never innovated, evolved that much since we are in capitalism. This is because it strongly incentivizes hard-work and innovation through its main characteristic, competition, in order to access to more liberty, more power...
Addiction is not a criminal issue, it’s a medical one. And although illicit drug use has been labeled as “self-medicating” — that it’s simply an escape from the obvious, morally-superior choice of pharmaceuticals — some people’s only palliative remains to be the drug(s) of their personal...
We should switch to the metric system. Metric is a far simpler and more efficient system of measurements.
Please watch:
Real Engineering – Is The Metric System Actually Better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hid7EJkwDNk...
Please watch:
Real Engineering – Is The Metric System Actually Better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hid7EJkwDNk...
I submit that the power to start, and conduct, any war or military operation solely rest on the shoulders of Congress. Presidents have contravened the first article of the Constitution which grants solely to Congress the power to “declare war and raise and support the armed forces.” I’m done...
[Edit] I copied his idea and put it in position 16 and am editing it to be my own version. THX.Wow, that’s a lot to take in Cezary. I think I’m going to vote for your thing just because I like you and want to try out the software. It kind of is written from a law an writes perspective and I...
Only YOU can stop Fascism. VOTE! Vote by NOT shopping with the bad sellers. Vote by not buying from evil corporations.
Vote by shopping around for sellers and producers who give poor people price discounts. Vote by shopping around to find and prefer sellers who give price discounts to senior...
Vote by shopping around for sellers and producers who give poor people price discounts. Vote by shopping around to find and prefer sellers who give price discounts to senior...
Theory of taxation
In order to realize certain values and goals that we hold in common (or compromise to tolerate) in our society—which, for whatever reason, are not best realized through free participation in a market economy—we give our governing bodies the right to levy certain taxes upon...
In order to realize certain values and goals that we hold in common (or compromise to tolerate) in our society—which, for whatever reason, are not best realized through free participation in a market economy—we give our governing bodies the right to levy certain taxes upon...
Holism Business
Section 1. Our businesses shall be structured in a cooperative and harmonious fashion
Section 2. All profits shall be evenly distributed to promote thriving culture
Section 3. Sovereignty shall be protected
Section 4. Business has to be harmonious with our Earth
Section 5. Poor...
Section 1. Our businesses shall be structured in a cooperative and harmonious fashion
Section 2. All profits shall be evenly distributed to promote thriving culture
Section 3. Sovereignty shall be protected
Section 4. Business has to be harmonious with our Earth
Section 5. Poor...
Monetary Policy; Budget Deficit; Government Borrowing
Section 1.
The amount of money (minted cash, a.k.a. M-0) provided by a government to an economy shall be an amount that is fixed to the size of the population. Should the size of the population significantly increase or decrease, the amount...
Section 1.
The amount of money (minted cash, a.k.a. M-0) provided by a government to an economy shall be an amount that is fixed to the size of the population. Should the size of the population significantly increase or decrease, the amount...
It is impossible to apply simple, common-sense fixes in government when they operate in a forum of almost arbitrary complexity. It is of primary importance for every government to enshrine simplicity and efficiency.
In practical terms, we need to bring things fast down in scale. No one can possibly...
In practical terms, we need to bring things fast down in scale. No one can possibly...