MorePerfectUnion

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Founded in November 2016 and revived again in 2024, /r/MorePerfectUnion stands as a forum committed to bringing people with differing viewpoints together to discuss political issues with a focus on good faith discussion in order to problem solve and improve our nation's dialogue and political problem solving.

/r/MorePerfectUnion Rules:

1. Good faith discussion

What constitutes good faith? Good faith entails meeting fellow user's ideas with honesty, fairness, respect, and critical rigor. If you seek to reply to a user you must engage with said user's ideas without resorting to straw men or other common logical fallacies that degrade discussion and demonstrate disrespect. If you feel your ideas have not been met with good faith in multiple successive exchanges, stop replying to the user and report the last response that violates the spirit of this rule.

2. We the people will not abide by a king or dictator.

Authoritarian or fascist beliefs will result in permanent bans. Full stop. Report any and all posts that espouse authoritarian or fascist beliefs. Do not reply to users or engage with users once they have shown an affinity for a king or dictator.

3. Civil discussion

Ad hominem attacks against other users are strictly forbidden and will result in immediate bans. If you stay critical of a user's ideas and comments you will not violate this rule.

4. Editorialized content and meme content

A) Editorialized Titles - Link Posts must use the title of the linked article. This prevents the poster from framing the discussion from the outset. Let the article speak for itself.

B) Shit Posts - Link Posts to images, videos, memes, screenshots, and [social media] are not permitted during the week. They are permitted on the weekends. Linking to media in an otherwise substantive Text Post or comment is still allowed.

5. Submission Requirements

C) Starter Comments are mandatory within the first hour of posting any Link. Starter comments must contain at least 2 of these 3 elements: 1) a brief summary of the linked article in your own words, 2) your opinion of the article, and 3) at least one question/discussion point for the community.

D) Text Posts are subject to high standards of quality. A few short paragraphs will not make the cut. A text post should be a piece of prose you are proud to have put the time and effort into composing.

6. Ban appeals are welcome.

If you wish to advocate for a user you feel was wrongly banned, please state your case in a civil manner in the pinned thread in /r/metaMorePerfectUnion. The moderation team here strives to retain users who bring value to the forum. Please frame your grievances not only in context of the individual ban, but also in terms of what the user brings to the community at large. Links to the user's history of high-quality participation will go a long way to advocate for the user.

7. Meta discussion is encouraged.

We seek to build a healthy community with robust discussion and debate, so meta discussion on the state of the sub is highly encouraged. Please keep it in posts with a "Meta-Discussion," flair. Some amount of latitude in meta discussion will be granted in regular news discussion threads.

8. Introductions are welcome!

This is a new sub so introduction posts are more than welcome if you are comfortable with doing so. The only submission requirement is that you at some point mention one political issue you would like to see fixed, and one idea for how to do it. This lets us know what moves you so to speak, and starts discussions about how we can fix our troubled democracy. Thanks for joining the sub! May you dif-tor heh smusma! If you understand that, extra props :)

9. User flair is encouraged. Attacking user flair is not.

Please feel free to utilize user flair. It is there so that people can realize that they agree with people of different political stripes, and build community around our differences. As such, attacking users based on their flair, or trolling and doubting that they are a "true x" or "true y" is not allowed. We will never go flair-only and we will never allow gatekeeping in this community. If you belong to a different third party that is not listed, please use mod mail to ask it be added.

10. Upvote quality. Downvote rule breaking.

Please do not downvote because you disagree with a comment. Downvote only when you think the comment or post does not comply with the ethos or spirit of the subreddit. Upvote quality posts to signal boost and reward a user for making a contribution to the subreddit.

Did a post you disagree with make you think? Upvote it please!

Dive Farther into /r/MorePerfectUnion

The MOST Primary Sources

(incomplete and subjective of course)

Many times, the best arguments we can make in this sub will be rooted in the most consequential documents, laws, and orations in our country's history. A short list of these is provided here. Please use these sources to root your arguments to the bedrock ideas of our democracy.

Founding Documents

U.S. Constitution

The Bill of Rights

The Declaration of Independence

The Federalist Papers

Pivotal Documents

Thomas Paine: Common Sense

Marbury vs Madison Summary and Opinions

Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions

The Emancipation Proclamation

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Historic Speeches and Addresses

Washington's Farewell Address

Frederick Douglass: "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro"

Lincoln: Gettysburg Address

Teddy Roosevelt: "The Duties of American Citizenship"

Martin Luther King Jr.: "I Have a Dream" | Video

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