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The US experimented with democratic military structures during the early days of the Civil War (and perhaps before) at the regiment and company levels. Some vo
by rmah 7y ago
The US experimented with democratic military structures during the early days of the Civil War (and perhaps before) at the regiment and company levels. Some volunteer regiments elected their officers. This did not turn out well and the practice was abandoned.
- js8 7y agoThat's certainly a worthy endeavor but I don't believe you can build democracy from the bottom (by embedding it in the larger hierarchical structure), it has to start from the top. At the bottom, it will not be taken seriously.