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== Political Map ==


Lojbanic name: epkat
Here is a schema which is more descriptively precise than the customary binary model (more info at e.g. [http://www.politicalcompass.org]:


Wiki user name: Eppcott
Let] the political map ''turni ve skicu cartu'' be plotted on orthogonal axes of two variables, one of which measures a contimuum from extreme centralization ''jecta vlipa'' to extreme decentralization ''se gugde vlipa''; the other measuring a contimuum from highly formalized social sanctions ''flalu jitro'' to highly informal social sanctions ''tcaci jitro''.


||I am an illustrator, graphic designer and sculptor|mi terpixra
Thus we have divided the political -spectrum into quadrants of ''broda cei jecyvli joi cactro'', ''brode cei jecyvli joi flatro'', ''brodi cei selgugvli joi cactro'', and ''brodo cei selgugvli joi flatro''.


primarily interested in Lojban for use in fiction and art.|noi ralju selci'i la .lojban. tepi'o lo lisri .e lo selpixra
At present there is little difference between the two American political parties in military, environmental or social policies, but one might imagine that the self-image ''trucmu senva'' of the Democratic Party includes (minority-protective) laws, and that of the Republicans - an emphasis more on traditional values e.g. custom.


I learned about Lojban in 2000|mi facki la lojban di'e renonono
Therefore the legitimized Left amounts to ''brode milxe'' and the legitimized Right ''broda milxe'', while the other two quadrants are populated by the largely-imaginary "parties" of Libertarianism and Socialistic Anarchism.


and have almost half the root words and grammar words memorized.|gi'e mi punji pimu lo'i gismu .e lo'i cmavo lemi mo'isro
Since the rhetoric which comprises political discourse at the present time contains little or no semantic content, it would be entirely fruitless to attempt to translate this into a language of default-unfigurative signifiers like Lojban. Rather, attitudinals should be used whenever possible. --''mi'e maikl.'' -*.i .u'i .i mi'e cein.


I am translating [[jbocre: The Prophet|The Prophet]] by Kahlil Gibran into Lojban.|mi ca'o fanva la prije ctuca poi fi'o la .kalilgibran. ku'o la lojban||
== Terms ==


||I give an annual Lojban presentation with slides|mi nanca jarco le nunctuca sepi'o loi pixra
* Polities
** Polity (''jecta'')


at [http://www.penguicon.org/ enguicon], a combination science fiction and open source software convention|di'o la .penguikan. noi skefi'a je samselpla girzu salci
** Country (''gugde'')
** Union/Association of sovereign countries e.g. UN, EU (''suzgugje'a'')


which I help to run in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, USA.|noi mi sidju sazri di'o le se tcadu poi .detroitmicigan. ku'o ku'o ku'o
** Empire (''balgu'e'')
** State/Province/Land/Canton in federal country (''vipygu'e'')


This presentation started a group of Lojban enthusiasts which meets in my home.|la'e di'u rinka le lojbo cinri girzu poi penmi zvati lemi se xabju ku'o||
** State/Province/Region as a first-level administrative division of country (''gugypau'')
** County/District/Province as a second-level administrative division of country (''gugypausle'')


I designed an alternative Lojban logo, depicted above, and would be very happy to provide free illustrations and page layout for upcoming editions of [[jbocre: The Complete Lojban Language|The Complete Lojban Language]] or [[jbocre: What Is Lojban?, The Book]].
** Commune/District/Parish/Township as a third-level administrative division of country (''?'')
*Categories of states


I maintain [http://www.nemorathwald.com/Why_Learning_Lojban.htm n extensive Lojban page on my web site] featuring:
** Republic (''gubyseltru'')
** Monarchy (''nolseltru'')


* a groovy Lojbanistan mural
** Constitutional Monarchy (''vajraifla nolseltru'')
* reasons to value and enjoy Lojban as a puzzle and for its mystique
** Representative Democracy (''ka'irseltru'')


* the translation of I Am A Little Teapot Of Borg
* Government
* translations of Nicholas Gurewich's Perry Bible Fellowship web comic
** Constitution (''vajraifla'')


I create the [[jbocre: Lojban podcast|Lojban podcast]], "jbocradi." I would like to someday host a call-in internet broadcast about the language assisted by chat and whiteboard communication.
** Balance of Powers (''vlipa si'upro'')
** Government (''truci'e'')


Since being elected to membership in [[jbocre: The Logical Language Group|The Logical Language Group]] and board of directors, I had an idea to offer Lojban enthusiasts citizenship in a faux internet nation, [[jbocre: xartum|xartum]], which would double as a text-based online game.
** Capital, seat of government (''trutca'')
** Executive Branch (''zuktruci'e'')


I shepherd the following tasks:
** Legislative Branch (''flatruci'e'')
** Judicial Branch (''pairtruci'e'')


=== 1. Social Functions ===
** Upper House/Senate/House of Lords (''flazautrugri'')
** Lower House/House of Representatives/House of Commons (''flacfatrugri'')


- Organizing and attending [[jbocre: Logfest|Logfest]]. -- doing
** Department/Ministry (''trupau'')
** Agency/Bureau if subordinate to Department/Ministry (''trupausle'')


- Scheduling [[jbocre: ojbanic Phone Group hone chats|ojbanic Phone Group hone chats]] through Wiki polls. -- not doing yet
* Rulers, Politicians and Administrators
** Emperor (''balnotru'')


- Scheduling [[jbocre: IRC|IRC]] meetups through Wiki polls. -- not doing yet
** King/Queen (''nolraitru'')
** King (''noltrunau'')


- Creating, administering, and playing [[jbocre: the Lojban MOO|the Lojban MOO]] and roleplaying micronation, [[jbocre: xartum|xartum]]. -- not doing yet
** Queen (''noltruni'u'')
** Baron/Count/Duke/Earl (''noltronau'')


- Chartering branch clubs such as [[jbocre: outheast Michigan Lojban group he one in Detroit|outheast Michigan Lojban group he one in Detroit]], and the potential one in California. -- doing
** Baroness/Countess/Duchess (''noltroni'u'')
** President (''gugja'a'')


- Coordinating collaborators on original Lojban literarature, music, art and film. -- not doing yet
** Premier/Prime Minister/Chief Minister/Chancellor (''truralju'')
** Governor/Governor General/Viceroy as monarch's representative (''vipnoltru'')


=== 2. Editorial Functions ===
** Governor/Premier/Minister-President of federal State/Province (''vipygu'e jatna'' or ''vipygu'e truralju'')
** Tyrant (''kusyja'a'')


- create an online digest of the blogs and other output of the Lojban community, for the homepage. -- doing
** Dictator/Despot (''vliraitru'')
** Minister/Secretary (''trupauja'a'')


- encourage Lojban enthusiasts create profile pages for themselves on the wiki. -- trying
** Senator/Lord (''flazautrugri krati'')
** Representative/Member of Parliament (''flacfatrugri krati'')


- continue producing the Lojban podcast -- on hiatus
* Ideologies and Political parties
** Party (''trudjigri'')
 
** Ideology/Political Theory (''trusi'o'')
** Representative Democracy (''ka'irtrusi'o'')
 
** Conservatism (''dzejdasratrusi'o'')
** Liberalism (''vricykricrutrusi'o'')
 
** Socialism (''fairpaltrusi'o'')
** Communism/Marxism/Marxism-Leninism (''guntrusi'o'')
 
** Nationalism (''natpamtrusi'o'')
** Facism (''tsarainaitrusi'o'')

Latest revision as of 08:29, 30 June 2014

Political Map

Here is a schema which is more descriptively precise than the customary binary model (more info at e.g. [1]:

Let] the political map turni ve skicu cartu be plotted on orthogonal axes of two variables, one of which measures a contimuum from extreme centralization jecta vlipa to extreme decentralization se gugde vlipa; the other measuring a contimuum from highly formalized social sanctions flalu jitro to highly informal social sanctions tcaci jitro.

Thus we have divided the political -spectrum into quadrants of broda cei jecyvli joi cactro, brode cei jecyvli joi flatro, brodi cei selgugvli joi cactro, and brodo cei selgugvli joi flatro.

At present there is little difference between the two American political parties in military, environmental or social policies, but one might imagine that the self-image trucmu senva of the Democratic Party includes (minority-protective) laws, and that of the Republicans - an emphasis more on traditional values e.g. custom.

Therefore the legitimized Left amounts to brode milxe and the legitimized Right broda milxe, while the other two quadrants are populated by the largely-imaginary "parties" of Libertarianism and Socialistic Anarchism.

Since the rhetoric which comprises political discourse at the present time contains little or no semantic content, it would be entirely fruitless to attempt to translate this into a language of default-unfigurative signifiers like Lojban. Rather, attitudinals should be used whenever possible. --mi'e maikl. -*.i .u'i .i mi'e cein.

Terms

  • Polities
    • Polity (jecta)
    • Country (gugde)
    • Union/Association of sovereign countries e.g. UN, EU (suzgugje'a)
    • Empire (balgu'e)
    • State/Province/Land/Canton in federal country (vipygu'e)
    • State/Province/Region as a first-level administrative division of country (gugypau)
    • County/District/Province as a second-level administrative division of country (gugypausle)
    • Commune/District/Parish/Township as a third-level administrative division of country (?)
  • Categories of states
    • Republic (gubyseltru)
    • Monarchy (nolseltru)
    • Constitutional Monarchy (vajraifla nolseltru)
    • Representative Democracy (ka'irseltru)
  • Government
    • Constitution (vajraifla)
    • Balance of Powers (vlipa si'upro)
    • Government (truci'e)
    • Capital, seat of government (trutca)
    • Executive Branch (zuktruci'e)
    • Legislative Branch (flatruci'e)
    • Judicial Branch (pairtruci'e)
    • Upper House/Senate/House of Lords (flazautrugri)
    • Lower House/House of Representatives/House of Commons (flacfatrugri)
    • Department/Ministry (trupau)
    • Agency/Bureau if subordinate to Department/Ministry (trupausle)
  • Rulers, Politicians and Administrators
    • Emperor (balnotru)
    • King/Queen (nolraitru)
    • King (noltrunau)
    • Queen (noltruni'u)
    • Baron/Count/Duke/Earl (noltronau)
    • Baroness/Countess/Duchess (noltroni'u)
    • President (gugja'a)
    • Premier/Prime Minister/Chief Minister/Chancellor (truralju)
    • Governor/Governor General/Viceroy as monarch's representative (vipnoltru)
    • Governor/Premier/Minister-President of federal State/Province (vipygu'e jatna or vipygu'e truralju)
    • Tyrant (kusyja'a)
    • Dictator/Despot (vliraitru)
    • Minister/Secretary (trupauja'a)
    • Senator/Lord (flazautrugri krati)
    • Representative/Member of Parliament (flacfatrugri krati)
  • Ideologies and Political parties
    • Party (trudjigri)
    • Ideology/Political Theory (trusi'o)
    • Representative Democracy (ka'irtrusi'o)
    • Conservatism (dzejdasratrusi'o)
    • Liberalism (vricykricrutrusi'o)
    • Socialism (fairpaltrusi'o)
    • Communism/Marxism/Marxism-Leninism (guntrusi'o)
    • Nationalism (natpamtrusi'o)
    • Facism (tsarainaitrusi'o)
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