Where does the civic get its power from?
Civic| WHAT | POWER FROM? | ENFORCERS / HOW IT ORGANISES |
| Monarchy (old) | Brute force, or Divine Appointment | Knights, barons etc |
| Religion | God | Bishops, clergy |
| Government | Law | Lords, Ministers, civil service |
| Democracy | Majority | Judiciary |
| Tyranny | Force, money, fear | Military / the corrupt |
| Capitalism | Markets / the blind hand | Enterprise |
| Communism | Belief, fear | Civil service, local officials |
| Civic / people | Belief, hope? | ???? |
Random notes (to write up at some time, maybe):
- The civic needs a mechanism of value exchange
- Groups need trust , shared values, dispute resolution
- If you devoted your life to the civic, historically one might have relied on gift economy > now you’d be a homeless bum
- Volunteer coin
- How would a secular priesthood work?
