How each model solves the same problems
Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.
| Question | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How are decisions made? | Elected minister and manager; major decisions go first to a council of senior men, then to a vote of married male members. Branch elders are chosen by a vote of married men. | Unknown | State legislature and governor set the dividend through the budget process. | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Colony and branch leaders resolve disputes internally; some cases have reached Canadian courts, such as Hofer v. Hofer (1970) on the property of expelled members. | Unknown | Unknown | |
| How are public goods funded? | Housing, food, clothing and care provided from colony resources instead of wages; communal kitchens and colony schools.Cooperative ownership | Unknown | Returns of a publicly owned investment fund.Sovereign wealth fund dividend | |
| How is AI used? | No documented AI role. | Unknown | No documented AI role. | |
| What are the main risks? | Voting is limited to men; leavers have no claim on colony property; conflicts with governments over land, schooling and licences; splits within branches. | Unknown | Political pressure to use fund earnings for the state budget instead of dividends. |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.