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? | Every member a vote 'in Affairs of Moment'; captains and quartermasters elected and deposable; articles sworn by all members.Recall election | 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? | Quartermaster discipline for small offences; juries for disputes over the articles; quarrels settled ashore by regulated duel. | The 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? | Common fund paying fixed compensation for injuries; fixed shares of plunder agreed in advance. | Unknown | |
| How is AI used? | None; an eighteenth-century practice. | No documented AI role. | |
| What are the main risks? | Dependence on violent predation, brutal punishments, exclusion of some groups, forced recruitment, and state suppression.CLM-0395 | 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 |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.