Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing and Sociocracy

[Brian Bartholomew (bb]

> Coauthor with John Buck of the forthcoming
> We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy
> The Complete Guide to Sociocratic Principles and Methods
> http://www.sociocracy.info

Sharon,

I will certainly be buying your book, but at the moment I am very
confused.  In my understanding of the words, 'consensus' and 'democracy'
are philosophically incompatible things.  Consensus is about
unanimity, and democracy is about doing what a minority doesn't want.

How does your preferred version of sociocracy work?
Is it unanimous, or democratic?

                                                        Brian