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? | Usually a founder or founding family; some adopt written constitutions and online elections. | 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? | Internal rules without external enforcement; disputes with host states go to national courts. | 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? | Few; symbolic goods such as flags, stamps and passports. | Unknown | Unknown | |
| How is AI used? | No inherent AI role; some online micronations experiment with digital citizenship. | No documented AI role. | Unknown | |
| What are the main risks? | No legal recognition, prosecution for tax evasion, fraud and removal by force. | 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.