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What is “the government” in a democracy?

• burnte 4y ago
  The government apparatus, as only that has the power to fine you, jail you, etc.
  • LudwigNagasena 4y ago
    Ok, and how is being fined by a government materially different from being intimated and canceled by a mob? And why would the approaches to them be different if, presumably, both represent the people?
    • burnte 4y ago
      Most people are fairly aware that context matters. What's illegal in one context is perfectly legal in another. These are two very different contexts.