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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 3328715" data-attributes="member: 2205">The Jafar rule, eh?Societies can give the apperance of plutocracies without actually being so.&nbsp; A meritocracy, for instance, is likely to resemble a plutocracy in many ways because those with the most merit are probably the ones most likely to amass wealth AS WELL as those who govern.&nbsp; For example.&nbsp; Human nature being what it is, it also seems unlikely that those who govern for whatever OTHER reason they are selected won't also use their influence to amass wealth.&nbsp; Secondarily, all socieities resemble plutocracies, but it IS secondarily.&nbsp; They aren't actually plutocracies, since it's not wealth per se that qualifies those in the government to govern.That said, you want a nation that absolutely does not resemble a plutocracy?&nbsp; How about an oracle, who lives in a cave in a mountain, ala the oracle of Delphi.&nbsp; Her prophets are wandering mendicants who go throughout the land in touch via a divine or psionic link with their patroness--and they use that link to pass judgement in communities they pass through, resolve disputes, etc.&nbsp; It's a little bizarre, and probably not practical in any real world sense, but by arbitrarily making them the highest authority in the land---moreso than nobles and the other wealthy patrons, then I suppose you've technically met your goal.Actually, the more I think about it, the more I find that idea interesting.&nbsp; I might have to adopt something like it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 3328715, member: 2205"] The Jafar rule, eh? Societies can give the apperance of plutocracies without actually being so. A meritocracy, for instance, is likely to resemble a plutocracy in many ways because those with the most merit are probably the ones most likely to amass wealth AS WELL as those who govern. For example. Human nature being what it is, it also seems unlikely that those who govern for whatever OTHER reason they are selected won't also use their influence to amass wealth. Secondarily, all socieities resemble plutocracies, but it IS secondarily. They aren't actually plutocracies, since it's not wealth [i]per se[/i] that qualifies those in the government to govern. That said, you want a nation that absolutely does not resemble a plutocracy? How about an oracle, who lives in a cave in a mountain, ala the oracle of Delphi. Her prophets are wandering mendicants who go throughout the land in touch via a divine or psionic link with their patroness--and they use that link to pass judgement in communities they pass through, resolve disputes, etc. It's a little bizarre, and probably not practical in any real world sense, but by arbitrarily making them the highest authority in the land---moreso than nobles and the other wealthy patrons, then I suppose you've technically met your goal. Actually, the more I think about it, the more I find that idea interesting. I might have to adopt something like it. [/QUOTE]

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