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? | Open village assemblies whose decisions the council endorses; the mayor, elected since 1979, personally dominated the movement until 2023.Popular assembly | 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? | A council works foreman mediates; beneficiaries' and village assemblies hear disputes; absences are fined and five unjustified days forfeit self-builder status. | 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? | Free municipal housing plots, technicians and machinery; El Humoso land farmed under concession by cooperatives. | Unknown | Unknown | |
| How is AI used? | No documented AI role. | No documented AI role. | Unknown | |
| What are the main risks? | Tenure of El Humoso depends on regional law and the Junta; reliance on subsidies and one leader's authority; contested cooperative finances.CLM-0300 | 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.