A valid point... But what about the many historical examples of the kinds of problems caused by "Tragedy of the Commons", "Tyranny of the Masses" etc. Not gover

A valid point... But what about the many historical examples of the kinds of problems caused by "Tragedy of the Commons", "Tyranny of the Masses" etc. Not government tyranny but causing arguably just as much damage to society. Best example off the top of my head is the "post emancipation pre civil rights period". The simple premise that "lots of people" can be just as tyrannical as a government is hard to argue against. There are lots of small examples where "the oppressed" have a much easier path to "freedom", from homeowners associations, to religious groups, to various community organisations and groups. Governments hardly have a monopoly on Tyranny. Tldr- this issue is complicated, super short summaries are not a good idea for this topic ;-)