Governments are here to stay.

Governments are the modern-day equivalent of emperors, kings, and warlords of the past. Governments of every stripes, whether democratic or not, are institutional rulers of the people by the people. Representatives may come and go but the institution stays in place.

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LeopoldBloom · M

Society is a little too complicated to be run by a gathering of the clans or passing around a talking stick. So you’re correct, “governments are instituted among men to protect these rights.”

sree251 · 41-45, M

@LeopoldBloom So, you are a statist. A man searches for God the way a hound searches for its master.

easterniowegin · 51-55, M

Professional politicians are not really representing the people. They represent lobbyists and their own self-interests.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@easterniowegin Of course. They are in the employ of the ruling elites. The people are the legs of the centipede. They can never walk on their own. They are part of a body (politic) over which they have no control.

justanothername · 51-55, M

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ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

Monarchies, empires, kingdoms, chiefdoms, fiefdoms, etc. are also "governments".

sree251 · 41-45, M

@ChipmunkErnie Of course. Every community has its government. Even the individual is governed by his own conscience.

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