Peter, In the Solomon Islands I have seen "Big Man" politics. It is a political system like a democracy but based on the cultural system (Kustom). A lot of people call this system corrupt but it is not if the Big Man is not. My only problem with it is that the Big Women don't get a go, but they do run some of the villages. ..Bruce.White.. winhelp.it@xxxxxxxxx On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Peter wrote: > Voting systems don't have morals. They may be flawed, badly designed, > unworkable. But corruption, amorality, and immorality are characteristics of > the people who misuse them, design them deliberately for the wrong purpose, > and enforce them that way etc. ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************