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mk  ·  3886 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Down With the Anarchists!

Point taken. However, I am not sure to what extent it is the nature of the government, the scope of the government, or the structure of the government that is the problem. There are conflicting examples across the spectrum. No doubt a government with a large scope, a bad nature, and a rigid structure is the worst. Sometimes the government rules at the will of the people, sometimes at the will of the few, and sometimes at the will of the market. Mostly, it is a mixture of all these. Sometimes the best solution is limiting the power and scope of government, but I think it depends upon the question at hand.