Cultural Perspective

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Consensus Democracy - The Negotiated Model: Thursday's Edition

Four government systems the deliver results

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Way Yuhl
Jan 01, 2026
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Most people assume democracy means majority rule. The largest group wins, and everyone else is unhappy until the next election. This is how the United States and the United Kingdom operate. Fifty-one percent rule and forty-nine percent complain.

Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria rejected this model. They built systems where winning is no…

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