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The **Asari** are a fictional, space-faring species and civilisation in
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the [Mass Effect](Mass_Effect_\(Video_Game\) "wikilink") that employs
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some principles of [libertarian
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socialism](List_of_Libertarian_Socialist_Societies "wikilink").
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## Decision-Making
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According to the *codex* (the in-game lore/wiki)
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> The asari came late to the concept of world government. For centuries,
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> their homeworld of Thessia was dotted with loose confederacies of
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> great republican cities. The closest Earthly equivalent would be the
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> ancient Mediterranean [city-states](Athenian_Polis "wikilink"). Since
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> the asari culture values [consensus](consensus "wikilink") and
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> accommodation, there was little impetus to form larger principalities.
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> Rather than hoard resources, the asari bartered freely. Rather than
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> attack one another over differing philosophies, they sought to
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> understand one another.
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> Only in the information age did the city-states grow close.
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> Communication over internet evolved into an "electronic democracy".
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> Asari have no politicians or elections, but a free-wheeling,
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> all-inclusive legislature that citizens can participate in at will.
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> Policy debates take place at all hours of the day, in official chat
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> rooms and forums moderated by specially-programmed virtual
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> intelligences. All aspects of policy are opened to plebiscite at any
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> time. In any given debate, the asari tend to lend the most credence to
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> the opinions of any Matriarchs present, nearly always deferring to the
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> experience of these millennia-old "wise women".
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> Achieving consensus through public debate may take too long in a
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> crisis. In cases where prompt, decisive action is required, the asari
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> defer to the wisdom of local Matriarchs.\[1\]
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## Economics
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According to the Mass Effect [wiki](wiki "wikilink"):
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> The asari possess the largest single economy in the galaxy. They have
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> extensive trade and social contacts. Craft guilds, such as those
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> within the cities Serrice and Armali, hold a virtual monopoly on
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> advanced biotic technology. Given their political influence, an
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> embargo by the asari would prove disastrous to the Alliance.\[2\]
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## See Also
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- [Angara](Angara_\(Mass_Effect\) "wikilink")
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- [Geth](Geth_\(Mass_Effect\) "wikilink")
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## References
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<references />
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1. <https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Codex/Aliens:_Council_Races#Asari:_Government>
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2. <https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Asari#Economy> |