All Discussions Tagged 'co-operatives' - Sociocracy UK2024-03-28T21:02:37Zhttp://sociocracyuk.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=co-operatives&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhat Is Sociocracy? Personal responses as a community resource. Please add yours belowtag:sociocracyuk.ning.com,2010-11-01:5625072:Topic:2612010-11-01T13:21:05.000ZJohn Buchttp://sociocracyuk.ning.com/profile/JohnBuc
Sociocracy = socios + cracy or [people who have a social relationship] + rule. Democracy = demos _cracy or [the general mass of people who may or may not know each other] +rule. In Spanish, socios = partners. Democracy has the value of "equality'" = treat everyone the same. You see that at the ballot box. Literally, the essence of you is abstracted to a ballot that is identical to everyone else's ballot. Sociocracy has the value of "equivalence" = honor individual differences give everyone the…
Sociocracy = socios + cracy or [people who have a social relationship] + rule. Democracy = demos _cracy or [the general mass of people who may or may not know each other] +rule. In Spanish, socios = partners. Democracy has the value of "equality'" = treat everyone the same. You see that at the ballot box. Literally, the essence of you is abstracted to a ballot that is identical to everyone else's ballot. Sociocracy has the value of "equivalence" = honor individual differences give everyone the same respect. Literally, the essence of you participates directly into every consent decision; everyone has the same right to make an argued and paramount objection to a proposed decision. <br/>