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=== Political Variety and Controversy ===

The Alliance is devoted to liberty and self-determination for both its citizens and the [[government]]s of its member [[Star Systems|systems]]. As a consequence of the Alliance granting member systems a greater degree of autonomy than the Federation and Empire, however, ~~some member~~ systems are controlled ~~not only~~ by ~~democracies and cooperatives~~, ~~but also by dictatorship or~~ feudalism minor factions. Permitting these ~~less democratic~~ government types to operate within the Alliance has been a point of controversy.

The Alliance is devoted to liberty and self-determination for both its citizens and the [[government]]s of its member [[Star Systems|systems]]. As a consequence of the Alliance granting member systems a greater degree of autonomy than the Federation and Empire, however, a small number of systems are controlled by Alliance-aligned dictatorship, feudalism, communism, and anarchy minor factions. Permitting these government types to operate within the Alliance has been a point of controversy, as they are generally autocratic and some of them freely allow trade in [[narcotics]] and even [[slavery]], traits that are arguably at odds with the Alliance's outspoken commitment to individual liberty.<ref name=":5">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55c1d2b89657ba00210d630d Children of Liberty call out Alliance Hypocrisy, 07 AUG 3301]</ref>

~~Also, like the Federation and Empire, the rule of law is not distributed evenly throughout the~~ Alliance~~. This has allowed anarchistic factions such as pirates and crime syndicates to become~~ the ~~dominant power in some starports and, occasionally, entire systems. Stations controlled by these anarchistic factions allow an illicit narcotics and slave trade to exist in Alliance,~~ Federation, and Empire ~~space.~~ <ref>https://www.edsm.net/en/search/systems~~/index/allegiance/1/onlyPopulated/1/radius/250/sortBy/distanceSol~~</ref>~~<ref name~~=":5"~~>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55c1d2b89657ba00210d630d Children of Liberty call out~~ Alliance ~~Hypocrisy, 07 AUG 3301]</ref>~~

The Alliance's autocratic systems are compared with those among the Federation and Empire below:<ref>Data gathered from [https://www.edsm.net/en/search/systems EDSM] on April 5, 2019</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"

! Allegiance

! Anarchy Systems

! Communism Systems

! Dictatorship Systems

! Feudal Systems

|-

|Alliance

|24

|45

|39

|24

|-

|Empire

|9

|0

|656

|369

|-

|Federation

|4

|0

|}

A group calling itself the 'Children of Liberty' accused the Alliance of "rampant hypocrisy" on August 7, 3301. The group claimed that a "huge gulf" exists between the Alliance's professed goals and values and the reality present in many of its member systems:<ref name=":5" />

For this reason, a group calling itself the "Children of Liberty" accused the Alliance of "rampant hypocrisy" on August 7, 3301. The group claimed that a "huge gulf" exists between the Alliance's professed goals and values and the reality present in many of its member systems:<ref name=":5" />

''"For an organization that purports to be devoted to the ideals of liberty and self-determination", the release stated, "the Alliance certainly tolerates a great deal of despotism and tyranny within its own borders. It's about time the Alliance addressed the rampant hypocrisy of allowing dictatorships – as well as other restrictive, undemocratic forms of government – membership into their supposed bastion of freedom and liberty."''<ref name=":5" />

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 === Political Variety and Controversy ===
-The Alliance is devoted to liberty and self-determination for both its citizens and the [[government]]s of its member [[Star Systems|systems]]. As a consequence of the Alliance granting member systems a greater degree of autonomy than the Federation and Empire, however, some member systems are controlled not only by democracies and cooperatives, but also by dictatorship or feudalism minor factions. Permitting these less democratic government types to operate within the Alliance has been a point of controversy.
+The Alliance is devoted to liberty and self-determination for both its citizens and the [[government]]s of its member [[Star Systems|systems]]. As a consequence of the Alliance granting member systems a greater degree of autonomy than the Federation and Empire, however, a small number of systems are controlled by Alliance-aligned dictatorship, feudalism, communism, and anarchy minor factions. Permitting these government types to operate within the Alliance has been a point of controversy, as they are generally autocratic and some of them freely allow trade in [[narcotics]] and even [[slavery]], traits that are arguably at odds with the Alliance's outspoken commitment to individual liberty.<ref name=":5">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55c1d2b89657ba00210d630d Children of Liberty call out Alliance Hypocrisy, 07 AUG 3301]</ref>
-Also, like the Federation and Empire, the rule of law is not distributed evenly throughout the Alliance. This has allowed anarchistic factions such as pirates and crime syndicates to become the dominant power in some starports and, occasionally, entire systems. Stations controlled by these anarchistic factions allow an illicit narcotics and slave trade to exist in Alliance, Federation, and Empire space. <ref>https://www.edsm.net/en/search/systems/index/allegiance/1/onlyPopulated/1/radius/250/sortBy/distanceSol</ref><ref name=":5">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55c1d2b89657ba00210d630d Children of Liberty call out Alliance Hypocrisy, 07 AUG 3301]</ref>
+The Alliance's autocratic systems are compared with those among the Federation and Empire below:<ref>Data gathered from [https://www.edsm.net/en/search/systems EDSM] on April 5, 2019</ref>
+{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
+! Allegiance
+! Anarchy Systems
+! Communism Systems
+! Dictatorship Systems
+! Feudal Systems
+|-
+|Alliance
+|24
+|45
+|39
+|24
+|-
+|Empire
+|9
+|0
+|656
+|369
+|-
+|Federation
+|4
+|0
+|0
+|0
+|}
-A group calling itself the 'Children of Liberty' accused the Alliance of "rampant hypocrisy" on August 7, 3301. The group claimed that a "huge gulf" exists between the Alliance's professed goals and values and the reality present in many of its member systems:<ref name=":5" />
+For this reason, a group calling itself the "Children of Liberty" accused the Alliance of "rampant hypocrisy" on August 7, 3301. The group claimed that a "huge gulf" exists between the Alliance's professed goals and values and the reality present in many of its member systems:<ref name=":5" />
 ''"For an organization that purports to be devoted to the ideals of liberty and self-determination", the release stated, "the Alliance certainly tolerates a great deal of despotism and tyranny within its own borders. It's about time the Alliance addressed the rampant hypocrisy of allowing dictatorships – as well as other restrictive, undemocratic forms of government – membership into their supposed bastion of freedom and liberty."''<ref name=":5" />

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