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Republican Ethos

  1. (existence) Minimal
    • by having a public Constitution:
      • one_ethos: I have only one ethos, made public here.
      • live_ethos: What I believe, I share in this ethos.
    • by having a Constitutional Court:
      • no_contradiction_claim: I will keep my ethos free of self-contradicting claims.
    • by being a member of the UN:
      • ack_other_ethos: I acknowledge the existence of other ethos(es) than mine.
      • ack_other_ethos_importance: I acknowledge that unless proven otherwise, other ethos(es) than mine have an equal importance to my ethos.
    1. (responsibility) Responsible
      • All citizens (and institutions) are equal before the law.
      1. Responsible for Others
        • Institutions that create institutions are responsible for their dissolution and for their ethos.
        1. Missionary
          1. Heroic
            1. Art Making
              1. Ethos Forming
    2. (awareness) Aware of Limitations and Surplus (ALS)
      • by clarity of geographical borders and good enforcement
      • by the protection of property
      • by taxation
      • by tariffs
      • by diplomatic activities
      1. ALS of Resources
        1. ALS of Geography
        2. ALS of Time
        3. ALS of Intelligence
    3. (flexibility) Flexible
      • by the existence of a Legislative Body
      • by Courts of Law and jurisprudence
      1. Challengeable
        • by allowing debate and free speech to adversarial countries
        • by making public institutions Challengeable
        • by having a complete archive of voting: in elections, in Parliament, in courts of law
        1. Testable
          1. Max Flexible
    4. (cooperative) Joinable
      • the immigration institution
      1. Non-binding
        • The emigration is a free choice
        1. Respectuous
          1. Alignable
            1. Impartial
              1. Generous
    5. (provability) Accepting of Proofs
      • by means of accepting proofs and hearing possible interpretations (lawyer advocacy)
      1. Accepting of Formal Proof
        • by accepting the testimony of domain experts
        1. Accepting of Voting Result
          • accepting of the vote result in UN and other International Bodies
          1. Accepting of Law
          2. Accepting of Representation

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