A lot of members were corporations, the trade federation did the Naboo thing cause they were pissed that a law was passed making the outer rim no longer an unregulated free trade zone and went full ancap insurgent. It’s a mix of planets coming in their as well, but the fenersl vibe of the organization is libertarian as hell. The motivation of the trade federation really really should have been in the phantom meanie. I observe star wars and its fans like Diane Fossy or Jane Goodall with Gorillas except they double as the poachers that will kill me. But yeah, the Clone Wars politically is basically is Joe Biden and Donald Trump genuinely started an all out civil war