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| + | '''Welcome to Civicwiki'''</p> | ||
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| + | CW is a project that seeks to bring objective thought to civic issues. It is a reaction to the political process as it has evolved from our country's beginnings into what it has become today - a process filled with misinformation to serve political agendas. CW would prefer political advocacy that places objective information above power seeking. Our agenda is to establish an environment of anonymous civil discourse that helps CW readers become immune to misinformation and be able to see through the fog of political rhetoric. | ||
| + | <br>(see also [[Civicwiki:Just the Facts Maam|about CW]]) | ||
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| + | <br><br>A premise of CW is that there is a set of [[Inalienable Rights|inalienable rights]] that apply to us all. All of us should be equal in our enjoyment of these rights. And this set of rights should not be violated or abridged by any person or group. | ||
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| + | <hr>We began as a nation of people determined that liberty is fundamental to life. We created something new in government - a democratic, federal, republic that had novel protections for "life, liberty, and property." Because we understood that liberty is fragile, we bet the future of our country on the strength of those protections. When asked what the Constitutional Convention had given the country, Benjamin Franklin famously answered - "A Republic, if you can keep it." We ''<u>have</u>'' kept it. And America became the most successful of countries if personal liberty, wellbeing, and prosperity are the measures. | ||
| + | * '''CW is about''' ''how that government took shape, what made it strong, and how it has evolved. (categories: [[Portal:Inalienable Rights|Inalienable Rights]] and [[Portal:Federalism and Democracy|Federalism and Democracy]])'' | ||
| + | <hr>At our beginning, America debated how to build a stable and strong country with people of diverse interests. Today's issues are no less important to the stability and longevity of our government. Their importance seems heightened because we now seem deeply divided. Politicians and factions divide us by misinforming us to get elected. It is a cynical play for political power at the expense of the health of our society. Therefore: | ||
| + | * '''CW is about''' ''providing informed citizens and a forum for developing objective information, better understanding and, thus the political momentum that is needed to govern effectively.'' | ||
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| + | * '''and about''' ''the issues viewed in the light of the vision of liberty that created our country. (category: [[Portal:The Issues|The Issues]])'' | ||
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| − | + | CW will be effective to the extent that people like yourself get involved. | |
| − | <br> | + | <br>You can learn more about Civicwiki [[Civicwiki:About|here]]. |
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| − | You can learn more about Civicwiki [[Civicwiki:About|here]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:47, 1 March 2014
CW is a project that seeks to bring objective thought to civic issues. It is a reaction to the political process as it has evolved from our country's beginnings into what it has become today - a process filled with misinformation to serve political agendas. CW would prefer political advocacy that places objective information above power seeking. Our agenda is to establish an environment of anonymous civil discourse that helps CW readers become immune to misinformation and be able to see through the fog of political rhetoric.
(see also about CW)
We began as a nation of people determined that liberty is fundamental to life. We created something new in government - a democratic, federal, republic that had novel protections for "life, liberty, and property." Because we understood that liberty is fragile, we bet the future of our country on the strength of those protections. When asked what the Constitutional Convention had given the country, Benjamin Franklin famously answered - "A Republic, if you can keep it." We have kept it. And America became the most successful of countries if personal liberty, wellbeing, and prosperity are the measures.
- CW is about how that government took shape, what made it strong, and how it has evolved. (categories: Inalienable Rights and Federalism and Democracy)
At our beginning, America debated how to build a stable and strong country with people of diverse interests. Today's issues are no less important to the stability and longevity of our government. Their importance seems heightened because we now seem deeply divided. Politicians and factions divide us by misinforming us to get elected. It is a cynical play for political power at the expense of the health of our society. Therefore:
- CW is about providing informed citizens and a forum for developing objective information, better understanding and, thus the political momentum that is needed to govern effectively.
- and about the issues viewed in the light of the vision of liberty that created our country. (category: The Issues)
CW will be effective to the extent that people like yourself get involved.
You can learn more about Civicwiki here.
