THE IDEALIST MANIFESTO OF NEW BERLIN

1. Statement of Intent

This document outlines the guiding principles of New Berlin. It exists to define our values clearly and formally and to prevent the reintroduction of systems that are incompatible with them.
  Our intent is not to recreate what was lost, but to construct a society capable of surviving the long-term pressures of colonised life, technologically, philosophically, and socially.
  We prioritise clarity, adaptation, and measurable progress over historical continuity or cultural inheritance. We believe stability is achieved through evidence-based systems.
 

II. On Religion

Religious expression is permitted in private life, but it plays no role in law, education, or policy.
  We do not consider faith to be dangerous. We consider it to be unaccountable. A belief that cannot be tested cannot be used to justify decisions that affect others.
  The state does not fund religious institutions, approve curriculum derived from spiritual doctrine, or recognise exemptions based on belief.
  We recognise that many settlers arrive with inherited systems of meaning. Those are personal. This society is not built on them.
 

III. On Human Biology

We do not treat the unmodified human body as sacred or final.
  The limitations of baseline biology are well understood. Aging, memory loss, mental illness, disease, and metabolic inefficiency are not character traits. They are problems we are obligated to address if the tools exist.
  Biological enhancement is not cosmetic. It is civic. When health, resilience, and cognitive function can be improved, they should be.
  Citizens may decline augmentation, but ideological resistance to augmentation does not influence public standards. Our healthcare and education systems are calibrated for the enhanced majority.
 

IV. On Culture

Cultural practices are not automatically protected. We do not view ancestry as a basis for policy.
  Heritage is allowed, but not elevated. Rituals, customs, and languages are tolerated when they do not interfere with public health, education, scientific integrity, or civil cohesion.
  Sentiment is not a policy category. Every cultural system must justify itself on practical terms if it expects public accommodation.
  There are no exceptions based on origin.
 

V. On Citizenship

Citizenship in New Berlin is to be granted, not inherited.
  Citizens are expected to participate in collective systems without appealing to unaccountable authority, whether it be religious, ancestral, or ideological.
  Applicants for citizenship must demonstrate understanding of our core principles and the capacity to function within them. Alignment is not measured by personal belief but by behaviour and contribution.
 

VI. On Mortality

Death is not a virtue. We are not here to die gracefully. We are here to live as long and as well as possible.
  We recognise that longevity creates challenges: resource stress, psychological drift, and reproductive ethics. These are structural problems. They are solvable.
  There is no philosophical reason to accept preventable suffering. There is no moral benefit to untreated illness.
  Medical refusal is a right. Medical regression is not.
 

VII. On Dissent

Disagreement is allowed. Obstruction is not.
  We welcome critique from within the system. We do not tolerate sabotage from outside of it. Attempts to reintroduce systems that rely on hierarchy, mysticism, or emotional authority will not be legitimised through inclusion.
  Change is expected. Deviation is not always innovation.
  We adjust based on tested outcomes, not on sentiment, tradition, or political pressure.
 

VIII. Closing Position

This manifesto is not a sacred document. It will be revised when necessary. It is built on the understanding that systems should be updated, not preserved for their own sake.
  We are not interested in symbolic continuity with Earth. We are interested in designing a society that survives the conditions of this century and the next.
  That is the work. That is the standard.