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? | A general assembly of members elects officers and approves the budget; committees run daily affairs; many kibbutzim now use boards for their enterprises. | 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. | Unknown | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Unknown | The Confederacy describes the Grand Council as resolving disputes among the nations and planning for the welfare of all the people. | Unknown | |
| How are public goods funded? | Pooled income traditionally financed housing, meals, education and services; safety-net budgets now support minimum living standards. | Unknown | Unknown | |
| How is AI used? | No documented AI role. | No documented AI role. | Unknown | |
| What are the main risks? | Free-riding and ‘brain drain’ under equal sharing; debt crises such as 1985; erosion of equality after privatisation; member exits.CLM-0166 | Operates alongside US and Canadian governments, which limits its practical jurisdiction; its rule of unanimity within and between blocs requires broad agreement.CLM-0117CLM-0118 | Unknown |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.