September 10, 2009

It was a pleasure talking to you. You obviously have a depth of knowledge that could be useful to me and I look forward to speaking with you further. I agree with you on the short comings of Alexander the Great, however, my breath of knowledge and study comes from the more collaborative cultures of North America, specifically the Nez Perce and the Iroquois cultures, and a more systemic, less authoritarian, brand of leadership model.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haudenosaunee

I think it is precisely the western style of authoritarian, dictatorial leadership that has gotten us in this problem. A systemic leader tries to till the soil and make the conditions right for desired outcomes like prosperity and community, but is willing to detach from what actually ends up occurring (as long as the systemic goals are met).

Also, the book "The Genius of America" makes the case that the American Revolution was one of the only ones in history based on the premise that leaders will become greedy and corrupt and therefore care needs to be taken with separation of powers, elections, and an independent judiciary to insure that no one can ever become king (although people have come pretty close).

My vision has been to take all of what we have learned about western style political democracy and apply it to corporations and to bring the new "warring tribes" together in a great economic prosperity to insure that tyranny does not prevail in our world and that corporate "nobility" can no longer be free riders on the backs of hard working, honest, individuals.

I hope that I can convince you to believe in what collaborations of free people are capable of achieving and that you will find promise in becoming a patriot for this great cause.