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Originally Posted by TtC
The thing about "pure democracy" is that it is a population dependent concept. I will only work with a certain amount of people. History has shown us that it breaks down at about three hundred people as does "pure anarchy" (a society without government, not the lawlessness/evil thing that a lot of people think of).
Pure democracy, in my mind, would mean that you vote on every single decision. If you have too many people in such a system, it may take you three days to decide what to have for lunch. I'm not saying it can't be done, but I don't think most people would sit around the entire day deciding what to do.
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After three hundred people is a different matter.
The piece Artvision is alluding to is HERE if anyone wishes to read it. |
TtC, you have perfectly right, with the amount of people have to decide what to do, which way to go. Also sorry for forgetting mention the link when I was referring to your site.
As I never thought of a radiant zone of more than 20, max 30 families (meaning not more than 60-100 people), though the mundane jobs could be handled by some voted by majority as "RESPONSIBLE".
STOREKEEPER, G.I. JOE, DOC, INTEL GUY, FATHER OF THE LAND, HANDY MAN, CHEF, MASTER CRAFTSMAN, etc
These persons will coordinate the specific activities, but all the important, life/death decisions, will be taken by the democratic vote of majority.
The community leader must to exults the energy of leadership, he/she must be the most trusted and knowledgeable and his/her decision will be at own responsability when the situation require fast action.