Editing Common values

'''Common values''' are what characterize a [[faction]] and most [[nonprofit]] groups, and some [[ideology]] (actually one of the more limited influences on the behaviour of a  [[political party]], and very limited on a [[ruling party]]).  Very often there is tension between these values, and the [[economic choice]]s people make day to day, but [[moral purchasing]] is about trying to bring these closer together so that each buying choice is a [[moral choice]].

There is also tension with [[political choice]] -  and [[groupthink]] pushing them to make politically motivated decisions in a certain way, often just by tradition and not by values, e.g. "Daddy voted that way so I have to as well."

The only common values widely enough held to be able to characterize [[types of countries]] are those inherent in [[international law]].  This is controversial.  Most political scientists would say that nations have only [[common interests]] and do not have "values" in any sane sense like people do.

Getting people to declare common values is easy.  Getting them to act on them consistently is quite difficult.  This must be left up to the [[faction]]s that define [[reputation]] and can consistently evaluate performance to some values.  See [[political spectrum]] for more detailed analysis of this question.

[[Essential projects]] tend to be those that have common values (but also [[common interests]] such as a [[wikitext standard]]) with [[Consumerium]] - other than that, there may be nothing more we can say.  The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] will have to make day to day decisions about where to trust in other projects' or groups' common values.