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> Governments are never good, at best they are not actively harmful. Except of course, when they are doing good. Government is essential and its hard - attemp
by Angostura 8y ago
> Governments are never good, at best they are not actively harmful.
Except of course, when they are doing good.
Government is essential and its hard - attempting to juggle the needs and rights of diverse and disparate people. I get tired of the mantra that the people involved in government are inherently evil, bad, out for themselves etc. Many people who get into politics do so out of a true desire to make the lives of their fellows better - whether you agree with their stances or not.
- pavelludiq 8y agoI'm not saying that it is inherently evil, I'm saying that you as a member of the public must assume that it at least has that potential at all times for it to function as intended.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoAnd the grand-(N)-parent 'bkor already answered this by saying that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Yes, the government has potential for doing enormous evils, which comes from its very nature - it's large and has monopoly on violence. But people having a cooperative, instead of antagonistic approach to government helps that potential to go unfulfilled.