Same. Empowering the smallest unit of organization to the highest competency of self-governing possible is the most effective and resilient format any nation could work towards.

• Individual
• Family
• Clan
• Community/Tribe (Confederation of Clans)
• County/Band (Confederation of Communities/Tribes)
• State (Confederation of Counties/Bands)
• Union (Confederation of States)

If every unit is strengthened at it's lowest levels first the larger organizations are stronger by way of being made of stronger materials. It is optimal.

Democracy is something of a compliment to a republic structural ideal, not the foundational principle. It is not effective if the republic structural ideal is not effective, but vice versa democracy can be shit and a republic structural ideal will still be effective and resilient with maximum redundancy hardwired into the system at every level of the social/economic/governing order.

Same. Empowering the smallest unit of organization to the highest competency of self-governing possible is the most effective and resilient format any nation could work towards.

• Individual
• Family
• Clan
• Community/Tribe (Confederation of Clans)
• County/Band (Confederation of Communities/Tribes)
• State (Confederation of Counties/Bands)
• Union (Confederation of States)

If every unit is strengthened at it's lowest levels first the larger organizations are stronger by way of being made of stronger materials. It is optimal.

Democracy is something of a compliment to a republic structural ideal, not the foundational principle. It is not effective if the republic structural ideal is not effective, but vice versa democracy can be shit and a republic structural ideal will still be effective and resilient.

Same. Empowering the smallest unit of organization to the highest competency of self-governing possible is the most effective and resilient format any nation could work towards.

Individual Family Clan Community/Tribe (Confederation of Clans) County/Band (Confederation of Communities/Tribes) State (Confederation of Counties/Bands) Union (Confederation of States)

If every unit is strengthened at it's lowest levels first the larger organizations are stronger by way of being made of stronger materials. It is optimal.