Declarationist

A "Declarationist" is anyone who believes in the principles of the American Republic as outlined in the Declaration of Independence.

The candidate is running for office as a declarationist.

by Bill Tentar January 13, 2008

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declarationism

The legal and moral philosophy in the United States of America which proclaims that the first law enacted by the American Congress is the Declaration of Independence and that the principles set forth within this document are legally the defining factor for all aspects of American government. Declarationism holds the perception that all people are entitled to dignity through Natural-Divine Law, which guarantees the rights to Equality, Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness and Government by Consent (or just consent). Declarationism also recognizes that these rights belong to all people, not just U.S. Citizens.

Divinity, God, is recognized as existing yet encompasses and transcends the perceptions of the world's religions, including Atheism (i.e. all hold parts of the same truth.) Thus "God" is the force that causes things to exist rather it be by Intelligent Design Theory, Big Bang Theory, Innate Intelligence or other means.

Both the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights were written using Declarationism.

by SPuebla June 10, 2016

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decelerationist

A decelerationist (decel for short) is someone who believes in the curtailment, censorship or condemnation of advances in technology or philosophy in the interest of emotional comfort. Frequently, decelerationists’ solutions involve self-regulation, self-censorship or regulation at a national government level. Not to be confused with a Luddite.

A popular decel opinion in 2023 is that AI chatbots and image generators need to be programmed to prevent offensive materials from being created, because the dissemination of those materials would hurt people’s feelings.

If person A thinks players in a multiplayer video game should be prevented by the game’s code from ganging up on Player X because Player X would feel upset about it, then person B could correctly say that A is a decelerationist.

by eacc October 12, 2023

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