Government is Irrational.

[Koolay]

I think, Koolay, that you see government as a group of power-hungry elite. The problems caused by this elite, then, could be solved by removing them. But if you see government as the process of instinct in action, you'll see that it's rooted in obvious evolutionary advantage, and will pop up wherever those instincts exist.

Actually humans are the only animal around that can negotiate peacefully - language after all is negotiation. If we want something, we (apart from the dsyfunctional aggressors) don't steal and fight when we want something. We peacefully trade and negotiate, negotiation is at the heart of all language systems that other animals do not posses. So humans, if anything are the only animal that aggression is not it's nature.

The real problem isn't the government, though-- it's the fact that you are in a social contract consisting of a truly staggering number of people, and have as much power as an individual salmon in a spawning river. This feels dehumanizing sometimes.

This is wrong. It is not a contract as a contract implies voluntarism. Nobody can sign on behalf of me unless I give permission. I didn't give permission for shit. How could I? I was a foetus when I was slapped on with fiscal debt and 'social obligations'.