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mk · 4598 days ago · link · · parent · post: What are the benefits of government that cannot be replicated?
I think that is a noble desire, but a disaster in practice. People exercise power over others naturally, whether or not it is part of a governing body or not. Without communal input into who has power, and how much they have, exploitation runs rampant. Government is not 'power over people' in essence. It is a chosen power over people, rather than an unchosen emergent one.
It is the nature of government that needs scrutiny, but not government itself.