> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 3 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Democracy is about an open forum of ideas]] > Anthropologists have identified forms of proto-democracy that date back to small bands of [[hunter-gatherers]] that predate the establishment of agrarian, sedentary societies and still exist virtually unchanged in isolated indigenous groups today. In these groups of generally 50-100 individuals, > ^[[[There is a limit to the size of a group ordered purely by personal communication]]] > often tied closely by familial bonds, decisions are reached by consensus or majority and many times without the designation of any specific chief. > ^[[History of democracy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_democracy)] When settler's came to North America they were impressed by the skill and insight with which the [[Indigenous]] Americans were able to debate and dissect the European culture, one which they had not really seen. These discussion lead to many of the books of the [[enlightenment]]. #TO/DO/CITE [[10_Sources/books - The Dawn of Everything|The Dawn of Everything]] #TO/TEND/CONNECT [[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral|Darwin's Cathedral]] [[10_Sources/tweets - Tweets From Visa Is Stretching|@visakanv on Twitter]] is an example of how effective an open forum of ideas can be. - why:: [[Single issue voters are anti-democratic]] - part of:: [[Rise of Misinformation in America]] - works with:: [[Is cognitive dissonance the reason for harmful behaviors]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[Politics]], [[democracy]]