Kre8ive Lady: Thanks for the post! I've seen the same with each co-op having a "mini-Hitler".
Do you think this would be solved by not having one single member who had any more of a controlling interest in the land than any other?
On the flip side, there are two trends I see that could completely change the power dynamic between everyone in the community. One is the impending financial implosion and the other is the 2010 food crisis.
http://www.infowars.com/2010-food-crisis-means-financial-armageddon/
http://www.thetreeofliberty.com/vb/showthread.php?t=87117&highlight=2010+Food+Crisis
Not that I would wish hard times upon anyone, but I wonder if money had no value and if food was slightly more scarce if people would come together.
--sjkted