The very defintion of failure. Synonyms include but are not limited to: oppression, starvation, excecution times, the type of government that lost the cold war...
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A form of hex performed by Etsy spell-casters. It is a jar containing off-putting items and liquids, such as rotting plants or dirt. Buyers place orders to have the name and information of a target (usually an enemy) written down and put into the jar. This is supposed to "curse" the target.
Phil hasn't been doing well lately, apparently his ex had his name put in a community sour jar on Etsy.
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Get the Community Sour Jar mug.An umbrella term for democratic models that root political legitimacy and decision-making processes in pre-existing or intentionally formed communities, defined by geography, ethnicity, workplace, or shared interest. The community, not the abstract individual citizen, is the primary political actor. This approach often emphasizes consensus-building and cultural traditions over majoritarian voting.
Example: Many Indigenous governance systems, such as the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy’s Grand Council, operate on principles of Community-Based Democracy. Representatives (sachems) from each clan and nation deliberate with a mandate from their community, aiming for consensus in a system deeply tied to cultural and spiritual practices.
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Get the Community-Based Democracy mug.A social, economic, and political model where the primary unit of organization, identity, and decision-making is the community—a cohesive group bound by geography, shared culture, mutual aid, or common purpose. This society is structured from the bottom-up, with neighborhoods, villages, or intentional communities holding sovereign authority over their local resources, social norms, and governance. The broader "society" exists as a confederation or network of these autonomous communities, cooperating for large-scale projects but retaining local control. It prioritizes social bonds, ecological sustainability, and collective well-being over individualism and centralized state or corporate power.
Example: The vision of a Community-Based Society is embodied in Murray Bookchin's Libertarian Municipalism, where democratically run town assemblies would form confederations, replacing the nation-state. Real-world glimpses include the Zapatista autonomous municipalities in Chiapas, Mexico, where Indigenous communities govern themselves through local assemblies, collectively owning land and operating their own schools, clinics, and justice systems.
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Example: Analyzing a dying rust-belt town through Community Biology Theory: its metabolism (industry) has failed, leading to atrophy; its immune system (social services) is overwhelmed; its neural networks (local newspapers, clubs) are decaying. The prescription isn't just economic, but holistic—treating the town as a sick organism needing metabolic, immune, and neural revival.
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