Today American independent republicanism represents ideo-fractal #2 in the democracy set. Same basic idea (one law for all), different magnitude (the people are the source of the one law). As the American system is part of the democracy set, it can be called a democracy; however, the more specific label is, as indicated, “American independent republicanism” (A.I.R.). Want a “new breath of freedom”? Try A.I.R.
In the not distant future, we’ll see yet another great expansion in the democracy set. Ideo-fractal #3 will be based upon scientific discoveries, especially in physics and biology, that the universe is in fact a “one thing.” The specific name of #3 will be “holocracy.”
To summarize the democracy set: Solon republicanism = one law for all; American independent republicanism = one law for all, and the source of the law is We the People; holocracy = One law for all, and the source of the one law is the people, and all peoples are one.
With all the above in mind, what say you now to “crusading”?
One more thing. Ever since Constantine had a dream of a luminous cross inscribed with the phrase “In Hoc Signo Vinces” (in this sign you will conquer), the cross has been the chief power symbol of the monocrats. [4]
In my book of symbolism, the cross translates “mankind divided against himself.” Typically, monocrats are obsessed with empire building, and, inevitably, they find it necessary to invoke the “crusade doctrine” (divide and conquer) in the realization of their imperial dreams.
In contrast, the chief power symbol of the holistics is the circle. This symbol, which references the matrices of life (sun, planet, the single cell, etc.), represents the family ofall life forms. The dream of the holistics is to create peaceable kingdoms, not empires.
Copyright 2006 TD Hall
An intellectual historian and futurist, Dr. Hall is an advocate of holism in science and "holocracy" in politics. Author of "Over the Bones of the Dead: Evolutionary Science--Past, Present & Future," his website may be found at biofractalevolution.com.
References
[1] See www.antiwar.com/orig/bovard.php?articleid=8448.
[2] “Meeting Doctor Doom,” by Forrest Mims III, in “The Citizen Scientist/Feature 1.” http://www.sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues2006/2006-04-07/feature1p/index.html.
[3] “The First Democracy … Solon’s Republic.” http://www.biofractalevolution.com/democracy.pdf.
[4] Baigent, Leigh et al, Holy Blood, Holy Grail.
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