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Quaker Governance
Quakers practice an extreme form of democracy (though oddly enough they don't call it that) in which everybody's voice is heard, there are no winners and losers- and nothing gets done without the whole Meeting being in accord.
It is time-consuming, devilishly hard- requiring levels of patience, forebearance and detachment that stretch human nature to breaking point- and quite often doesn't work.
Then drama happens.
And don't we just revel in drama!
All the same, I can't think of a better way of regulating human affairs.
We are not, worthy, we are not worthy- and yet......
....Perhaps we can be.
It is time-consuming, devilishly hard- requiring levels of patience, forebearance and detachment that stretch human nature to breaking point- and quite often doesn't work.
Then drama happens.
And don't we just revel in drama!
All the same, I can't think of a better way of regulating human affairs.
We are not, worthy, we are not worthy- and yet......
....Perhaps we can be.
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