Would Sociocracy eliminate the two (or more) party system of government?
A. Political parties were the reason both Lester Ward and Kees Boeke were against Democracy as it was practiced. Boeke’s first essay on sociocracy was titled Democracy as It Might Be. The party system requires people to emphasize difference and division rather than working out mutually beneficial solutions. Majority vote adds to this the ability to actually ignore minorities. Boeke also addresses this in his essay — a national form would not have any more levels than the present government. Neighborhoods would select representatives to the town circle, the town circle to the state circle, the state circle to the national level. If a circle cannot agree on representatives to the next level, they go unrepresented. This encourages agreement at the same time it gives everyone consent. A major difference is that in order to participate, people have to get involved. They can’t just send in a vote as people do now. They need to be persuaded by the argument. If they don’t participate, they ha
