We aim to foster reason and responsibility within the global movement for truth. We base this in the following values:
- Awareness of public perception and the need for strategic and responsible promotion and presentation.
- A commitment to building credibility and encouraging constructive alliances with the anti-war movement and other natural allies.
- Adherence to the scientific method and journalistic standards, with a focus on facts, substance, and sources.
- A dedication to rational, respectful, and nonviolent debate and activism. Fundamental respect in discourse with all individuals, including those within the government and military, journalists, and supposed “opponents.”
- A faith in the honest democratic process and our ability to come to meaningful and actionable conclusions (truths).
- Motivations based in compassion, justice, and truth.
Conversely, we seek to counteract and minimize:
- Promotion of speculative and unsubstantiated claims.
- Disruptive, divisive, diversionary, and aggressive behavior.
- Damaging and marginalizing associations.
- Organized and intentional sabotage.
- Highly partisan representations of the movement.
- Motivations based on ego, hatred, and belittlement.
We will engage others in the movement who break these guidelines with constructive dialog, raising awareness of these issues. Those who are unresponsive to reason and have a clear history of disruption, combativeness, or excessively poor judgment will not be engaged.
We recognize an important distinction between private speculation and public promotion. Speculation, hypothesis, and experimentation are the basis of the scientific method. However, the promotion of highly speculative claims is irresponsible and damaging to our credibility. Instead, verifiable fact-based research must be primary in our search for and promotion of the truth.
