THE ROLE OF POLITICS

“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.” - after Lao Tzu, *Tao Te Ching* 33

Novum Carta has been said to be Hermeticism and Wicca for the Rightwing in the United States. This is most likely due to the abundant adherence to personal responsibility that is held as a center point. Yet, at the same time, we understand the need for universal suffrage, the need to provide, for the masses, good healthcare, basic income or supplementation, and a good safety net. We embrace radical centrism as our stated political leanings.

The Middle Way is centered and adhered to even in politics. For every belief you hold on the Left you must also acknowledge on the Right and vice versa. Like a philosopher, be able and capable of arguing for that position and the opposite regardless of side. In the Coming Age, there is no need for the covert Right or the overt Left. The slow march off the cliff must be stopped and only those who create can understand why.

The system of government we espouse and endorse is that of a Skillsocracy. We believe the most competent generalists of society should lead which we will discuss this more in-depth in its own section.