A common mischaracterization about Western societies is that they are designed to be democratic nations controlled by their people. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, direct democracy has been proven to be a disaster whenever tried througho ...
Unaccountable representationRepresentative government was originally designed for small, rural communities, where those sent to Congress were truly accountable and known, not by their words only but by their deeds at home. Today a single representative re ...
Inspired by problemsWe're living through a time of the incredible expansion of government. Governments are becoming less and less competent, trustworthy, and reliable and are charging citizens more and more for the the privilege of having them. The f ...
As with every ideology, there are some weaknesses. Protection of non-consenting individuals: Digital Laws taking precedence would allow a digital society for those who abuse children to theoretically get away with it. Therefore, to addre ...
"Chesterton's Fence" is a thought principle that argues one should never remove an existing rule or institution without first understanding why it was established. The reason for it might be crucial, even if not immediately obvious. The reason many polit ...
Cyber Sovereignty is partly inspired by the woeful overreach of newly christened online safety laws designed to protect children. Parents everywhere are aghast at the reality that the society that their children are growing up in is shaped by a total ...
Our current government systems are monolithic. One set of values and ideals is imposed on everyone, regardless of if they endorse those values and ideas or not. This means that the only way to test a new idea is to implement it on a whole population. Lawm ...
There are some connections between the ideals of modern crypto movements and Cyber Sovereignty. However, the ideologies between them are fundamentally at odds. Crypto ideals Cyber Sovereignty's principles Code is law. Anyone can writ ...
Political philosophies are judged on the prosperity they create, not the values they espouse. Therefore, Agora is dedicated to proving that digital societies can create more prosperity and well-being for their members than just traditional capitalism alon ...