(June 30, 2013 at 2:42 pm)Koolay Wrote: The word 'Government' is a wrong word. As the 'government' is simply a monopoly on violence, that is what it is. I won't willingly use the wrong word for something.No wonder this entire thread is in discourse when you refuse to even use the dictionary definition of government. You can't simply redefine the word 'government'. Please prove that the government is only a monopoly on violence and does nothing else, and use evidence. Whether or not the government is a gathering of volunteers(with tax from the society) to protect a society, it is still a government.
One cannot simply redefine a word for their own means and expect to get away with it.
From dictionary.com:
gov·ern·ment (gvrn-mnt)
n.
1. The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit.
2. The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body.
3. Exercise of authority in a political unit; rule.
4. The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions and exercises authority.
5. A governing body or organization, as:
a. The ruling political party or coalition of political parties in a parliamentary system.
b. The cabinet in a parliamentary system.
c. The persons who make up a governing body.
6. A system or policy by which a political unit is governed.
7. Administration or management of an organization, business, or institution.
8. Political science.
9. Grammar The influence of a word over the morphological inflection of another word in a phrase or sentence.
If you use number 7, something like this is always going to end up forming in a society. In most countries of the world, you are not required to submit to the government. If you don't pay taxes the government will no longer protect you or your property and possibly evict you. Simple as that. Democratic government is a means for a society to protect itself based on rules made by the people, in it's basic form. If you see something wrong with this basis, then please by all means back up your arguments with something. Without a government, then there would be no protection, and if you wish, you can choose to live in this world. You would have to rely on one of your neighbors to be willing to help(and be a doctor, military professional, and have access to all the resources necessary). Good luck with that.
