Rodent of Unusual Size wrote:
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Ceki Gülcü wrote:
However, one core component of democracy is the separation of powers
and independence between the 3 branches of government.
If you are referring to the U.S. model, that isn't a democracy either. It's a republic. Again, there are similar aspects but they are quite different.
Could not help but voice this opinion :).
A republic is a state that pays representatives to vote for you on your behalf. In one extreme, a republic can almost approach a Democracy. In the other end of the spectrum, a republic approaches an Aristocracy according to jean-Jacques Rousseau ("When people rule by their wallets ..."). IMHO America is definately an Aristocracy even though we pretend that money does not creep into the picture. Lobbies are proof that money matters.
I don't want to compare Apache to what we "market" as Democracy here. Personally I think of Apache more as a Technocratic Meritocracy. Here you're knowledge of the currrent topic (Technocracy) in combination with your energy input (Meritocracy) determines you're role in driving the issues at hand. I like to think of passion and wisdom as our driving human factors in governance rather than greed.
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Oh and +1 on having a threshold/requirement of 3 or more peeps to a project. It takes 3 to have a party (the fun kind).
My 0.02, Alex
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