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What is sk.e-demokratia?

sk.e-demokratia is a breakthrough in the involvement of citizen into politics. Blurs the line between their interest to solve social issues and their joining a political party. Activity sk.e-demokratia is conducted in environment of its Internet portal. Anyone can get involved in its activities in accordance with their ideas and possibilities, from reading its website to fulfill their political ambitions. sk.e-demokratia achieves its goals by civility, openness, construction of grassroots direct democracy, equality and the competitive environment.

Formally sk.e-demokratia will be a political party because in the current legal system, participation in state power can not be obtained otherwise. The aim sk.e-demokratia is, however, to return state power from the hands of political parties into the hands of the public. This clearly is not the aim of the normal political party and in this sense stands sk.e-demokratia against other political parties and wants to reach even those who would not even thought about participation in a normal political party .

Project of Internet political party sk.e-democratia is a product of Community Networks, Ltd. Once political party sk.e-demokratia is registered, its relationship with the Community Networks, Ltd. will be governed by a contract, under which  Community Networks, Ltd. will provide for sk.e-demokratia operation and development of its website as a service.

sk.e-demokratia deems civility to be an uplifting social objective and politics can contribute to it. Civility can not be replaced by rules, control or coercion. "If you do not have bad thoughts, you will not do bad deeds." (Confucius)

The civility program excludes from sk.e-demokratia extremists and reaches out to the general population.

A concise version of civility program of the sk.e-demokratia means development in these areas:

• Democracy,
• Freedom and privacy protection,
• Civil equality,
• Solidarity,
• Openness – access to information, equal opportunities,
• Justice, rule of law,
• Respect for the truth – objectivity, rationality,
• Respect for life and maternity,
• Respect for elderly people,
• Responsibility for property and respecting ownership,
• Responsibility for activity of individuals and organizations,
• Responsibility for raising young generations,
• Respect towards culture, cultural heritage and traditions,
• Respect for work,
• Respect for the individual,
• Respect for education and research,
• Compliance with the rules, agreements and words – integrity,
• Tolerance (racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious, gender),
• Respect for the environment and its protection – saving resources, pollution and reducing pollution and waste generation.

Uvedená stručná verzia programu kultúrnosti vychádza z nasledujúcich dokumentov a je nimi konkretizovaná:

A concise version of the civility program is based on following documents and is further specified them:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted and proclaimed by the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948,
• Bill of human rights and freedoms adopted by the Federal assembly of CSFR as the Constitutional Act No. 23/1991 Col. on 9 January 1991,
• The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union proclaimed on 7 December 2000 as amended on 12. December 2007.

Civility program is used to define the framework of the intra-party discusssion and to guide party positions. sk.e-demokratia elaborates specific programs for specific elections.

Political parties usually define themselves as leftist (social democratic, worker, communist), right-wing (conservative, national, christian, agrarian), liberal and the like. One would expect that this also defines framework of the intra-party discussion and its attitudes, but reality does not confirm this. This serves mainly the marketing purposes, as a voter who characterizes himself by any of these concepts usually inclines to the corresponding political party. Thus the parties also distinguish themselves from each other and divide their constituency under the principle divide and rule.

The aim sk.e-demokratia is not divide and rule. Its aim is to wipe the boundary between citizens and politics. To this purpose it use a unifying civility program and basic concepts, such as discussion, direct democracy, openness, set-up from the bottom, equality of members, flat organizational structure and competitive intra-party environment.

Civility program specified by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union defines the framework for discussions in sk.e-demokratia and its attitudes much more accurate than the said political science concepts.

Man is a social creature. Using Internet to better meet their social needs is essential for Facebook success.

Man is a political creature. Using Internet to better meet their political needs could be essential for success of sk.e-demokratia.

At your fingertips you are given opportunity in the community of peers to promote your political interests, political actions and follow your political career.

On the Internet there are many places where you can consult, present your views and share your feelings. sk.e-demokratia provides for all of it, but its mission is that you collectively find ways of improving our lives and also politically implement them on your own. In doing so, it is important to preserve civility as is defined by the framework program of sk.e-edemokratia. Civilized folks will not perceive it as an excessive restriction.

To whom are socially and professionally committed to the Internet we are offering that they transfer to sk.e-demokratia topics that should be addressed at a political level.

There are several levels of involvement in sk.e-demokratia activities of which are essential: visitor, registered user and member.

Website sk.e-demokratia shall take the following states:

1. State before the founding of the party (current status),
2. Initial state after the party establishment, when quantitative criteria in the Statutes are not yet met the and the highest decision-making body of the party is a Temporary supreme body composed of members of the Preparatory Committee,
3. Final state after the party establishment and the fulfillment of the quantitative criteria of the Statutes and the Supreme body of the party is a vote of all members.

Basic phases of the project sk.e-demokratia are:

1. Opening of the website to the public, registration of users who create factual forums and their contents,
2. Collecting 10,000 signatures of Slovak citizens consenting to the creation of a political party sk.e-demokratia,
3. Registration of Statutes of sk.e-demokratia with Ministry of Interior SR,
4. The emergence of party members who continue to establish factual forums and register themselves in them,
5. Vote in leaders of factual forums,
6. The emergence of resolutions in factual forums,
7. The emergence of program forum for given elections,
8. Adoption of program for given elections,
9. Elections of party representatives (list of candidates),
10. The emergence of factual forums of representatives, which discuss fulfillment of their election programs.

The experience with the level of discussion in various forums invokes reasonable doubt whether it is ever possible in such an environment to work towards meaningful conclusions.

Discussion is the basis of democracy and sk.e-demokratia. Effectiveness discussion should be provided by these facts about sk.E-demokratii and measures (some of which will be effective after the party establishment):

1. sk.e-demokratia allows users to promote and realize their true interests, is thus not only a space where they can present their views.
2. civility program defines the framework of discussion, which is further specified by an initial analysis of the topic of factual forum. A well-defined framework for discussion raises its level.
3. Posts contrary to the civility program, not related to the topic of factual forum and containing vulgarities can report all contributors. The competent leader of factual forum or chancellor move them to quarantine.
4. Members evaluate discussion posts of other contributors. From these values is calculated weight of vote of a member in decision-making processes of the party. Members' interests is therefore getting good assessments of their discussion posts.
5. User presents himself by their discussions posts, quality of which is therefore paramount in their political career in sk.e-demokratia. Its first step is success in elections of leader of factual forum, as a candidacy for a representative of the party in public office is open only for leaders.
6. Elected forum leader directs the discussion, summarizes it, proposes draft resolution and opens voting on it. Any factual forum has therefore its moderator. The process itself of several stages voting on the resolution of factual forum is designed to facilitate the achievement of consensus.
7. Those wishing to take part in decision-making must be members and pay membership. The fact that the decision-making in sk.e-demokratia is not free, should positively affect the level of appearance of the  members on website of sk.e-demokratia.
8. True identity of a member is known at least by the chancellor, or member themselves decides to make it public. Completely anonymous, however, it is never.
9. Member may simultaneously register for a limited number of factual forums. They can take part in decision-making in them after the expiry of specified period. This measure is to ensure that members discuss topics that are close to them.
10. Website has been designed to ensure the highest possible transparency of discussion and documents related to it, which should also positively affect its level.

This question is indicative of our propensity to be guided and to doubt our abilities. So we free up space to individuals whose ambitions outstrip their professionalism and morality. The result is a widespread conviction that decent man does not enter into politics.

sk.e-demokratia represents an opportunity to enter politics for citizens who would otherwise in an environment of mainstream political parties not even think about it. If they harness it, it will benefit the society.

sk.e-democratia offers in particular:

1. Civility program.
2. A political party that blurs the boundaries between citizens and politics.
3. Political party without officials and applying direct democracy. Members decide without intermediaries and so they pursue their vision of society, and their political career by themselves.
4. The conveniences of the internet:
   a) Discussion (especially),
   b) Transparent and accessible environment of party website, in which all the activities of party evolve.
   c) Availability of documents of the party and information about it.
   d) Sophisticated processes that generate high-quality programs, actions and party representatives.
   e) Reduced dependence on expensive media (presentation space on radio, television, print, on billboards, etc.) and
   f) Convenience.
5. Set-up from below. Activities, themes and events of the party are initiated by the interest of the member.
6. Openness. Activity, the development of themes and actions of the party are taking place before the eyes of the general public and members.
7. A highly competitive environment in which the best ones are profiled.
8. Low cost party with publicly controlled expenditure.
9. News generated from the discussion posts.

sk.e-demokratia thus appeals to voters and members by its innovative concept pursuing noble goals. With this concept has sk.e-demokratia potential to offer socially beneficial solutions.

For the success of sk.e-demokratia is critical traffic on its website, and especially the willingness of users to initiate factual forums and contribute to them. It is not easy to create meaningful public portal content and influence the course of sk.e-demokratia. Who can do it, is best placed for public office. Good policy is about meaningful and consensual goals.

sk.e-demokratia allows a dual membership for the following reasons:

• This is consistent with its concept of openness.
• This is consistent with its unifying civility program.
• Everyone has to succeed in the challenging competitive environment of its website. We appreciate and welcome all who can stand it.
• We do not object if dual member implements socially beneficial objectives of sk.e-demokratia with different political party.
• Through the portal it will be always possible to indicate when and on territory of which party has given idea originated,
• If the double member would in the second political party actualize objectives that are contrary to his attitude in sk.e-demokratia, his duplicity would serve him badly.

We are witnessing the rise of political parties downplaying human rights, including minority rights, and environmental issues. They advocate closeness and revive dangerous ideologies. Geopolitics, conspiracy theories, xenophobia and paramilitaries are on the march, while humanism, openness and liberal democracy are undermined. They are ignoring the lessons of history and gain political points fanning passions. These parties do not mind to teach people incivility just to vote for them. They offer seemingly quick and easy solutions. They declare themselves non-standard parties and ride on the disappointment of citizens with standard parties. At the head they have a leader.

sk.e-demokratia is the opposite of the above. Human rights are its program, openness is one of its basic concepts, it has no party officials and the hub of its activities is the discussion that avoids adoption of pseudo-solutions.

sk.e-demokratia is also opposed to the standard parties that fail to engage citizens in politics and, ultimately, the they lack interest to do so. The prosperity of the society is second to their interests and those of its party officials.

Political parties use the Internet to their presentation and some even to communicate with citizens. There have been initiatives to use the Internet to establish direct democracy, though in some cases it was not a sincere effort, but a marketing gimmick.

sk.e-demokratia transfers to the Internet all of its activity and creatively exploits the possibilities of the Internet to improve communication and decision-making processes. Also applies direct democracy with the following improvements:

• Voter must show himself an interest in the issue.
• Voters must have equal access to all available information,
• Voters must be able to properly evaluate this information and discuss it,
• Voters must have tool for formulating conclusions and to incorporate these conclusions in the broader context.

To this end, we have created tools for:

• Information gathering,
• Organizing and carrying out of discussions,
• Regulation of discussions (leaders),
• Creation of resolutions as the building blocks of programs,
• Creation of programs for particular elections,
• Solving party affairs (Arbitration Committee, Audit Committee, Party forum - Internal processes and party actions),
• Solving organizational issues (Chancellor's forums)
• Selection of cadres,
• Comunication of members with representatives in public offices.

so that the activities of parties proceeded spontaneously, without party officials.