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 24-delegate council elected by district, a directly elected President with a line-item veto, and 110 local chapters.Initiative and referendum | A 28-member General Council (half elected by parish, half by national list) elects the head of government; the co-princes sanction laws with countersignature. | Unknown | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | District courts and the Navajo Nation Supreme Court applying Navajo common law, plus a Peacemaker programme of consensual traditional resolution. | A four-member Constitutional Tribunal appointed by the co-princes and the General Council; ordinary courts. | Unknown | |
| How are public goods funded? | Roads, utilities, police, schools and social services, funded by federal programmes, resource royalties, gaming and enterprises. | Health, education and infrastructure funded by indirect, corporate and personal taxes; parishes run local services. | Unknown | |
| How is AI used? | No specific role for AI. | No specific role for AI. | Unknown | |
| What are the main risks? | Federal limits on jurisdiction and water; loss of coal revenue; corruption scandals; poverty and infrastructure gaps. | Clash between the episcopal co-prince and legislation such as abortion; exclusion of non-citizens; dependence on France, Spain and the EU. | Unknown |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.