They are in some ways. Governments can respond very quickly to natural disasters or wars, for example. Sometimes they don’t, of course, and they’re roundly crit

They are in some ways. Governments can respond very quickly to natural disasters or wars, for example. Sometimes they don’t, of course, and they’re roundly criticized for it. And sometimes governments respond rapidly in very negative ways, such as when the Nazis passed the Reichstag fire decree [1]. This was the first major step to elevate Hitler to dictatorship. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_Fire_Decree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_Fire_Decree