Democratic Transhumanism

Democratic Transhumanism, shortened to Demh+, is a Democratic, often  culturally progressive, pro-technology ideology.

Democratic Transhumanism believes that the concept of Transhumanism would fit within a  liberal,  social and/or radical democratic society, supporting equal access to human enhancement technologies in order to promote social equality and to prevent further divide between the socioeconomic classes.

History
Democratic transhumanism, a term coined by James Hughes in 2002, refers to the stance of transhumanists (advocates for the development and use of human enhancement technologies) who espouse liberal, social, and/or radical democratic political views.

The ideology stems from the assertion that human beings will generally be happier when they take rational control of the natural and social forces that control their lives.

The terms techno-progressivism and democratic transhumanism both refer to the same set of Enlightenment values and principles; however, the term 'techno-progressive' has replaced the use of the 'democratic transhumanism'.

Personality and Behaviour
Democratic Transhumanism is shunned by its peers due to its more moderate stances. It usually gets along well with the culturally progressive transhumanists, while culturally conservative transhumanists hate it. Demh+ is a huge fan of left futurist trends like technogaianism, biopunk and afrofuturism. Compared to the cyberpunk Capitalist Transhumanism, it would be more at home in a postcyberpunk or cyberprep setting.

How to Draw
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 * 1) Draw a ball.
 * 2) Fill the ball a phthalo blue (#00137F).
 * 3) Draw just the h and the + of the h+ logo in white (#FFFFFF).
 * 4) Draw a red (#FF0000) visor in place of the eyes.
 * 5) You're done!

Positive

 * [[File: Transh.png]] Transhumanism - Parental Unit
 * [[File: Dem.png]] Democracy - Parental Unit
 * [[File: Enlightnenment.png]] Enlightenment - I continue the emphasis on liberty, progress, and science.
 * [[File:Prog.png]] Progressivism - Advances in technology should not involve social discrimination.
 * [[File: Ectrans.png]] Technogaianism - Technology can save the Earth and everyone who inhabits it.
 * [[File:Cyberfem.png]] CyberFeminism - Everyone can get robot arms regardless of gender or sexuality.
 * [[File:Neotech.png]] Technoliberalism - Supports science and still gives power to the people.

Neutral

 * [[File: Soctrans.png]] Socialist Transhumanism - Acceptable if it is democratic and not authoritarian.
 * [[File: Captrans.png]] Capitalist Transhumanism - If not properly regulated, only the rich will be able to have robot arms.
 * [[File: Libtrans.png]] Libertarian Transhumanism - Liberty is important, but do not forget freedom from poverty.
 * [[File: Antr.png]] Anarcho-Transhumanism - A state is necessary to ensure equal access and prevent existential threats.
 * [[File:Posth.png]] Post-Humanism - Full robot conversion should be voluntary, not forced.
 * [[File:Technocracy.png]] Technocracy - You believe in the importance of science and technology but you aren't democratic.

Negative

 * [[File: Nattrans.png]] National Transhumanism - Excess levels of authoritarianism and inequality.
 * [[File:ReactPix.png]] Reactionary Modernism - We should not regress to antiquated social values.
 * [[File: Anprim.png]] Anarcho-Primitivism / [[File:Neolud.png]] Neoluddism - Although technology could be used to make society worse, that does not mean it should be abandoned entirely.

Articles

 * Democratic Transhumanism
 * Techno-progressivism
 * James Hughes
 * Democratic Transhumanism on H+Pedia
 * Better Health through Democratic Transhumanism by James Hughes

Literature

 * Democratic Transhumanism 2.0 by James Hughes
 * The Politics of Transhumanism by James Hughes