User:OneKarma/Philosophy

This is the home of the informal working group aiming to establish philosophical foundations for the movement. Topics and implications include, but are not limited to: assumptions and premises for moral obligations, organizational requirements, and prioritized actions.

Appeal for 'Opportunity'
To become a global community (that is, to become a voluntary society instead of a forceful one), there must be a peaceful foundation for such a community. To create this foundation, the humans must effect a global conversation in the aims of determining exactly what that foundation can and should be.

Just as in the foundation of a home, the foundation of a community relies on a number of coordinated actions. There must first be a meeting to discuss the intent of the foundation. I argue that among the most important aspects of a home's foundation (aside from its planning) are strength (to uphold and maintain the structure through all of its uses), location (relation to the rest of the community, and not subject to 'sinking into the marsh', etc), and size and shape (not too big or small, and of a generally functional shape). Similarly, a global community's foundation must be strong enough to withstand all its regular uses, its potential abuses, and its potential evolutions. It must also be 'made' in a way that is accessible to the entire population, and it must have functional size and shape.

A global community's foundation must exist first in the form of a document which states the agreements of the people. In law, the people essentially forfeit their sovereignty to a nation (which is expected to uphold justice), so the nation must 'be' a knowable document - or else the people cannot know to what 'justices' they apply. A nation's 'justice' (on top of basic security) includes the provision of (or at least access to) one's human needs, the opportunity to increase the comforts and standards of one's life, and the opportunity to diversify one's experience. These justices cannot be equally distributed to the people unless there is peaceful cooperation, transparency, and mutual responsibility.

In evolutionary terms (whose functions the human race is still struggling to comprehend at even the most basic levels), opportunity is perhaps the most important abstract occurrence. An organism contains trillions of chemical processes, and these processes occur because 1. there is a capacity for them to occur (if this, then that), and 2. there is an opportunity to occur (this, therefore that). It is important to remember that the capacity is always there, even when the opportunity is not. In human events, there is a massive capacity. The human, with his complex thought, is capable of a much greater spectrum of actions than is any other organism. Given technological advancement, the human species has the capacity to coordinate on a global scale. The species must therefore coordinate an opportunity to act upon that capacity.

Humans are clearly aware of what they are capable, but they have not agreed to make the best of those capabilities. Even in the collective, small actions of many compassionate individuals, there has not been a globally concerted effort in the name of peace. If the Occupation wishes to unify the 99 per cent, it must create an avenue for national collaboration toward peace. This would mean the creation of a forum in which to hold a national conversation. The forum itself should centralize information, but of course it should not be the only place to hold that information. The forum should rely on the thoughts, intents, and actions of all participating individuals. It should grow by way of voluntary participation, and it should seek to create an actionable document which clarifies the intent of a national or global community.

'Foundation' Proposal
The internet, which implores in us an awareness of the sum of human knowledge, is the primary vehicle by which a social movement becomes organized. It currently connects roughly 1 of every 6 persons. While there are pockets of people both fully connected and fully disconnected, the diversity of voices known and represented is expanding rapidly. We must therefore organize a 'People's Forum' dedicated to addressing the implications of a socially connected global society.

Process Requirements
Organized knowledge 'comes with' a naturally induced hierarchy. It is suggested that an hierarchy of working groups be established for determining and responding to the needs of a globally organized society. For simplicity, we will use the phrase 'government and law' to avoid naming a specific 'managerial authority'.

The status of government and law should be exacted by the continuous collaboration (and consensus) of individuals from which its authority is derived.
 * 1) Government and law shall stand upon a morally progressive foundational agreement, which
 * 2) ensures the equal distribution of both needs and rights, and
 * 3) rules upon principle rather than by word.
 * 4) The language and process of government and law should be entirely knowable. 'Entirely knowable' implies simplicity of language and process so much that any publicly educated individual can understand and describe every aspect of government and law. This requires absolute transparency by the complete documentation of all 'legal' events.
 * 5) The total function of government and law should be entirely executable. 'Entirely executable' implies simplicity of function so much that any publicly educated individual can participate in the practical application of government and law. This requires equal opportunity for participation at every level of organization.