Political Memes

There could be intermediary steps. As just one example, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_confederalism

democratic confederalism defends a "type of organization or administration [which] can be called non-state political administration or stateless democracy",[1] which would provide the framework for the autonomous organization of "every community, confessional group, gender specific collective and/or minority ethnic group, among other".[4] It is a model of libertarian socialism[18][19][20] and participatory democracy[24] built on the self-government of local communities and the organization of open councils, town councils, local parliaments, and larger congresses,[4] where citizens are the agents of self-government, allowing individuals and communities to exercise a real influence over their common environment and activities.