see <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/07/eve-online-audience-with-the-king-of-space/">http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/07/eve-online-audience-with-the-king-of-space/</a><br><br> Autocracy is the most effective form of government in null sec [the 
enormous sections of space within Eve Online with no AI police, where 
players rule themselves]. Council systems don’t work very well. 
Goonswarm is very lucky in that we have one large corporation, 
Goonwaffe, which used to be Goonfleet, which is mostly Something Awful 
members and has over 2,000 people. Since I’m the CEO of that corporation
 all the other ancillary corporations in the alliance are relatively 
powerless, and that works towards an autocracy. Council-based alliances 
typically have corporations of roughly the same size.<br><br>(I actually agree with this, in case of warfare, even egalitarian tribes had warchiefs for the duration of hostilities; or does anyone want to challenge thi?)<br clear="all">
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