Locknuts said:
Government is a necessary evil. There is always the risk a government could become tyrannical (Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, Venezuela, original Britain/US situation) therefore it is in the best interests of the people to limit the power and size of their government. The idea of the USA was born from tyranny from Britain and the US forefathers understood that big government is a really bad idea. If you've ever worked in government, you'll know how hoplessly inefficient it is too. They waste money like you wouldn't believe, and like you never would with your own money. But they do it with everyone elses money. Money they get via coercion. You may agree with some of the things the government does with tax money, but even if you find yourself disagreeing with those in charge, they will still send men with guns eventually to take your 'fair share'. If you resist men with guns, you get shot. |
No, government is the extension of the people, so of course they are not a necessary evil. The cases you name are not cases where the government is elected by the people, but taken over by (in most cases) a military force. Even in Nazi Germany, the party that took the government hostage did so while it only had the support of about a third of the country.
If the people treat the government as their tool, where we set the standards through our elected officials, then government is generally a good thing. There are a lot of cases of where government run entities are inefficient, but the same can be sad if privately run entities aswell. The difference is that you and me can affect the government run entities while we have no say in how private alternatives set up their business model. A great example is health care where the privately run model of the US is highly ineffective and costs people way more than government run alternatives in other countries.
