Polity Atlas

How each model solves the same problems

Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.

Question+ Model
How are decisions made?Village assemblies and free soviets, regional congresses of peasants, workers and insurgents, and a Military Revolutionary Council acting between congresses.Grand Council of 50 chiefs chosen by clan mothers; questions pass between groups of nations, each seeking unanimity, with the Onondaga Firekeepers confirming or resolving disagreement.
How are conflicts resolved?UnknownThe Confederacy describes the Grand Council as resolving disputes among the nations and planning for the welfare of all the people.
How are public goods funded?Agrarian communes on expropriated estates and locally organised schools; supplies for the army were organised from a central depot at Huliaipole.Unknown
How is AI used?Not applicable (1918-1921).No documented AI role.
What are the main risks?War on several fronts; reliance on an army and a charismatic commander; contested accounts of discipline and coercion, mostly from partisan sources.CLM-0157Operates alongside US and Canadian governments, which limits its practical jurisdiction; its rule of unanimity within and between blocs requires broad agreement.CLM-0117CLM-0118

This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.