Hello there, I have not been here for a while.
Cooperatives are indeed a key element, but does not alone prevent the accumulation of power. They do limit it by distributing the property of assets.
Which brings the question of the limits to private property, as not all assets are work assets. Plus some assets give their owner tremendous power on other people (especially land and what comes with it: water, energy and materials supply, or in another field crucial structural software).
So at one end we would need to limit the accumulation of power and put some assets in "commons" (be it communal land stewardship or open source licence), and at the other hand we wouldn't want anyone to be at the mercy of some other peoples, so it would require to ensure basic means of survival to everyone (I personnally favor unconditional basic income(s) as a proven and freeing channel).
I also think the hypocrit political show should be eliminated as even in some forms of cooperatives you find it. Solutions for that can range from direct democracy to random draw for decision making that requires collective thinking and decision making.
Jean-David Bar
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