<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:04:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/republicanism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Geo-Distributist & Neo-Republican Nature of Libertarian Social Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[What distinguishes my model of libertarian social democracy from conventional social democracy is that it is neither capitalist nor socialist but geo-distributist. It uses land value tax to fund a citizen's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@ekklesiagora/the-geo-distributist-and-neo-republican-nature-of-libertarian-social-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@ekklesiagora/the-geo-distributist-and-neo-republican-nature-of-libertarian-social-democracy</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 22:05:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5GVZKXSsctt1Pb5bPqXP9TeDDNJYAi1TmzEiJBD8jJxRqFvFNCiiV8SHtkFQ2x51EF9dqgr97EXXMRKmp6zeTXC8s5z3yKpXJfH28rLcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatism vs. Progressivism: Towards A Synthesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[[note: In this essay, I use the term “progressive” in a broad sense, indicating political ideologies that are oriented towards rapid social change and that believe social change/progress is either inherently]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/conservatism/@ekklesiagora/conservatism-vs-progressivism-towards-a-synthesis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/conservatism/@ekklesiagora/conservatism-vs-progressivism-towards-a-synthesis</guid><category><![CDATA[conservatism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 04:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvfa62a7Ywm7o42CSXxacaf3RmQH3PwjhtcxkBPakSVoG5Rj4uTeDfDHogYvuFRaVyACJ8oDosUnQBKgi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Progressive Implication of Republican Liberty: Universal Healthcare, Basic Income, Land Value Tax, & Dethroning Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republican Liberty Following the civic republican conception of liberty, I define freedom as the absence of domination. According to this classical republican conception, a man is free to the extent that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/the-progressive-implication-of-republican-liberty-universal-healthcare-basic-income-land-value-tax-and-dethroning-police</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/the-progressive-implication-of-republican-liberty-universal-healthcare-basic-income-land-value-tax-and-dethroning-police</guid><category><![CDATA[republicanism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 17:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPU2hgeTeSbmemXH4bRUM1wu32WGjn9Ku8qsu5dpGwXfx78hNbPF8htyiWPg14G7PibHcSYNrz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anarchism As Part of the Republican Tradition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States was originally founded on republican principles, but shortly after the American Revolution there was an intellectual shift away from republicanism and towards liberalism. The republican]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/anarchism-as-part-of-the-republican-tradition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/anarchism-as-part-of-the-republican-tradition</guid><category><![CDATA[republicanism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mMxKEVjzteT6B7fYXshVHbMG1GNg1mTCnwzot4sJL9sA4m6BJpqxY8Hb641akXeHTaXYcavxnZDjqdVkAYC5tcHjacUfpUdHHvV7pPAqTU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Social Democratic Case Against Anarchism]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have rejected anarchism in favor of social democracy. I want to share a few of the social democratic arguments against anarchism. I do this not to argue against anarchism as much as to argue that social]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ekklesiagora/the-social-democratic-case-against-anarchism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ekklesiagora/the-social-democratic-case-against-anarchism</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 04:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotREzhfSLjJQG1rtRu8vujLAo12xWifqJxMFr8fmDwHHNZuc8mLTEGJyLskZnAungDv38YodNaBi48ZGDX8Us23iB1GwbbLXiTdXHK35Miu6WcjJRqHAjq6k6pwUs983f7BWpEC2aaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[360 degree cam]]></title><description><![CDATA[REPUBLIC DAY SPECIAL 360 DEGREE VIEW Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@aneesh23/360-degree-cam-2018-01-26-03-31-09</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@aneesh23/360-degree-cam-2018-01-26-03-31-09</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aneesh23]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 03:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKXJEJFZHs7GyFX4LwYetrwvmsHPozGPpBfU3s7Vr4ffTXW8NfkACHZAGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Republic is in peril if YOU do not ACT, NOW !!!]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/republic/@troonatnoor/the-republic-is-in-peril-if-you-do-not-act-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/republic/@troonatnoor/the-republic-is-in-peril-if-you-do-not-act-now</guid><category><![CDATA[republic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[troonatnoor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhppUjpaAaBDXJRZLu3AdaGMqihzn3oaQxdJWGkBVwa2tqmEsurDPzzd9qiySTZrUWiJ18aAvsido8LFzEPuozn8WeNL1N1idk7iGLpCEkVT1gy6jSFPVppZfAXTT9sRcuUbEeSgHGhNw7kAaFJBXosx8Pg1YBKGnhMX42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compare and contrast republicanism and fascism. Give concrete examples of each from the 20th century.?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello There! Could you explain how do you thinks or give me your @opinion about Compare and contrast @republicanism and @fascism. Lets give me concrete examples for recent @20th century?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@akmal007/compare-and-contrast-republicanism-and-fascism-give-concrete-examples-of-each-from-the-20th-century</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@akmal007/compare-and-contrast-republicanism-and-fascism-give-concrete-examples-of-each-from-the-20th-century</guid><category><![CDATA[opinion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akmal007]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 04:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89pU82KhNNacJnWBaf2R72N1KQrDTmjuRuRDv5vE1vsdKRNUKDbCcnMJAi3ADYrCcMNmWuv9QC4ii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon on the Republic and Socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA["As socialist-democrats, we belong, in truth, to no sect, no school. Or, rather, if we are obliged to come up with a description of ourselves, we should say that we are of the critical school. For]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@ekklesiagora/pierre-joseph-proudhon-on-the-republic-and-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@ekklesiagora/pierre-joseph-proudhon-on-the-republic-and-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:11:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[America Neither a Republic Nor a Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A republic, by definition, is a form of democracy. The piss-ant conservative dictum that goes “America is a republic not a democracy” is based on utter ignorance. A “republic” is a system of representative]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/america-neither-a-republic-nor-a-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/america-neither-a-republic-nor-a-democracy</guid><category><![CDATA[republicanism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgU4vkjzeqSfBnmjKsoJTQooHgxknLxWix6kG2ywKQ4aNUpF7VZcMii4rKw1rgLJhufGjNxu8Gf8xh4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eduard Bernstein on Democracy as Abolition of Class Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA["This question raises another: what is democracy? "The answer to this appears very simple. It is translated as 'government by the people' and, at first glance, this would seem to settle it. But]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/democracy/@ekklesiagora/eduard-bernstein-on-democracy-as-abolition-of-class-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/democracy/@ekklesiagora/eduard-bernstein-on-democracy-as-abolition-of-class-rule</guid><category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:47:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Snpzns8HRqN63NhZ8nZSiWW5Kenvuz6cc7EP2EYFdfFV8KpmVoLL6fJ1n9QtUh8fdsFrrcPVoGTuyRKYd2ke5fWXbXZAAPC8ZRMTkxrQDjkHXoypAfbs49bNDyqS36CxecVUo644bnhmpjtmeMKm23akC2RyCukbT1FsoJ6KJjpq4ggbYtCGLM4n2595CSuwUtRdn7QWPScYNwAePG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Middle Way of Social Democracy: Between Revolutionary and Conservative]]></title><description><![CDATA["It is easy to say, Abolish the State ; but the State will sell you up, lock you up, blow you up, knock you down, bludgeon, shoot, stab, hang in short, abolish you, if you lift a hand against it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@ekklesiagora/the-middle-way-of-social-democracy-between-revolutionary-and-conservative</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@ekklesiagora/the-middle-way-of-social-democracy-between-revolutionary-and-conservative</guid><category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 00:08:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD1RnhoSMtwfTHvmX95edas2gQ2De9CUUFtHN3dTMBnvLG9WbRWm5wAVdTqY9CcBh8zwiFYDaTHWEhZaRq4BrpY7cyKVhhGcFLy1KLqVkKFFPbSQrGqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Libertarian Social Democracy: Towards a New Radical Republicanism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The term republicanism, according to the classical definition, refers to the political philosophy that advocates representative democracy. In the 19th century, it was illegal to openly advocate republicanism]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/libertarian-social-democracy-towards-a-new-radical-republicanism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/republicanism/@ekklesiagora/libertarian-social-democracy-towards-a-new-radical-republicanism</guid><category><![CDATA[republicanism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ekklesiagora]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 08:48:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmSXB7pJSiMYYP3x2q8FpPkBo9m4CMhzC8KA8jzJydhUdCSYV2KuKZVTF2XGT7r3qayL4AAWf5S2SKUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building Society Upon Mutual Interest]]></title><description><![CDATA["Mutual Interest" only ensures a battle over the mutually attractive object by the mutually interested parties. A better way to avoid conflict is shared morality. Shared Christian morality is what made]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@prescottpaul/building-society-upon-mutual-interest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@prescottpaul/building-society-upon-mutual-interest</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[prescottpaul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFxUeR4FRWDb66bG2SftEAj2rRaCVmXkgmZCjs9GL5vgWncs9to99VuBFeRUVXFEP9k5JkA58YkN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>