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This is a repost of an earlier article, originally written by Kronos Q. This article explains what EPIC is and stands for, and with organizations going extinct someday (eventually) this will be the last post in EPIC's official newspaper. From here on in, articles regarding EPIC will likely be released by the Party President.



The Egalitarian Party of Independent Canadians (EPIC, for short) is one of Canada's more influential political parties. Game mechanics will tell you that a political party is "here" on the political spectrum, or have a "so-and-so" viewpoint, but that wouldn't begin to describe the party that is EPIC. A party is made up of much more than can be seen from their party page.

Ok then.. so really, what is EPIC?

EPIC is a community. EPIC is a group of players that come together because they look past petty politics and work together for eCanada. EPIC is a relaxed environment, that welcomes everyone and is always willing to help out. EPIC understands that eRepublik is a game, and that games are much more fun when you play them with friendly and respectful players.

In EPIC, it doesn't matter where you stand on the political spectrum or what your viewpoints are. What matters to EPIC is that you want to see eCanada at its best. EPIC, as a party, has only two main ideologies, which are its founding principles. These ideologies are that of Egalitarianism and Independence.

Egalitarianism

Simply defined (by Dictionary.com), Egalitarianism is: "...belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social life."

As Egalitarians, EPIC believes that we are all equal. Every citizen deserves to be treated equal. Every member of our party is the same; whether they have more experience or less experience, more money or less, more popularity and reputation or none at all. Every citizen deserves to have their voices heard, and every citizen deserves the opportunity to take part in their party. Within EPIC, we make sure that all our party members have these rights.

Independence

Again, simply defined, Independence is: "not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself"

As Independents, EPIC believes that everyone is entitled their own opinions. EPIC doesn't require our members to have certain ideologies, but allows everyone to form their own thoughts, viewpoints, and ideologies. As well as express it as they please. Having different viewpoints helps to spur discussion and debate, so it is a value that is encouraged within EPIC. As free-thinkers, EPIC believes the opportunity to develop your thoughts independently in invaluable.

Transparency

EPIC also has a policy on being open and transparent. EPIC believes that everyone should be allowed to know what's going on, we therefore have a 100% transparency policy. This means that we have no secret forums or hidden conversation. We let all of our members see everything that's going on in the party, and we encourage our members to contribute to everything that's going on. This allows for a truly Egalitarian and Independent environment, where everyone is treated equally, so that they can see and make decide for themselves.

That sounds awesome! Do you have an awesome conclusion for this article as well?

Yes, I do. When it's all said and done, EPIC has respect and understanding. We know that it's another person on the other end of the screen, so we treat them with a sense of decency; how they deserve to be treated. We know that eRepublik is a game, so we let everyone take part. Importantly, we also know that without our members, EPIC wouldn't be where we are now. So we try to make sure that our members enjoy the party that they are in, that they're able to do what they want, and that they can make a difference. Here at EPIC, we want you to be able to get involved and truly play eRepublik.



As always, Canadians looking to get involved can check us out at our forums or our IRC Channel, #EPICan.