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Random people organizing themselves to work together toward common goals is the very definition of "government".
by xenophonf 6y ago
Random people organizing themselves to work together toward common goals is the very definition of "government".
- 0xbadcafebee 6y agoIf that were the definition of "government" then the word would lose all meaning, because it it generalizes to any collection of people in the world. What I meant by "random" was that they aren't accountable to anyone but themselves, come from all walks of life, don't require anyone to allow them to engage and contribute, and completely self-organize. Most groups of people do not do all those things. And it really doesn't apply to government.
- xenophonf 6y agoAnd that's the very definition of "democratic government": accountable to and comprised of everyone, deriving its authority from their consent, and self-organized by definition.