You might want government because:
- You like to see communities thrive with an intricate web of services! Great schools, nice roads, and people with various expertise to help out during a variety of possible emergencies/community needs. Maybe you also like to have certain rules be enforced by people who are fully aware of the rules in the community, in hopes to help keep communities safer and to help protect private property. You also like to see people receive help! You care about people who are less fortunate (i.e. people who are aging or struggling with disabilities and benefit from a safety net of support).
- You want a military to exist. You want a team of experts with weapons to be able to protect you, your neighbors, your community in case the scale of threat of violence is too big for just you and your network of friends/family to handle. Or maybe you want this team of experts to also help people who are in danger and in need of protection in other parts of the world.
These seem like 2 common reasons why people like and support government - they want: 1) an intricate web of services, and 2) a large scale security force (military) (OK, so maybe #2 sort of applies to #1, but I separated it because military is something that I perceive as a very large scale type of service).
Did you know, all of these things are possible without government? Have we forgotten the potential of the private sector??
Imagine if there was no government, let's go over that list again:
- You want many services provided in your community? Fantastic! Private schools can be an ideal choice for families who are not homeschooling. If public school (government funded school) is not an option, but people with low income want their kids to be able to go to school ~ great. I think if enough people in a community come together, this can be manifested! Make great schools happen ~ government is not required. You want nice roads? Great! Let's have communities hire companies to build the roads. Everyone who wants roads can chip in. Communities with large corporations will definitely build some great roads. Smaller communities (especially in areas of low income) might need to get more creative. Moreover, why do you feel you need government to build and maintain roads?? You don't. Let's move on. You really want to live in a society or a community with certain rules that everyone agrees on and respects. Great. Make some rules! Your community can decide and agree on a list of rules. Figure it out in a voluntary way. No need for government, no need for force or taxation. There's more! You care about people who are less fortunate and would benefit from a safety net of support. Great. Did you know you can help manifest these safety nets in your community (or on a very large scale)? Charities and organizations can take care of this, if there are enough people and/or if there are enough resources in the community to provide a safety net, this can surely be manifested without a need for government. How inspiring it would be to see a community get together, voluntarily, to help people in the community who need some help!
- You want a military. Alright then, make it happen! Get together with others who also want a military. Help fund a private military or security force. This can range from small scale security force in your neighborhood, to something much larger. The people funding a security force/military can get organized and decide who should be in charge of certain decisions. No need to fund with tax dollars! There will be donations! If people want something to happen, they can make it happen, without government. Military/private security force is absolutely a possibility without government.
PS.
Hey, I'd like to mention an uncommon reason why people want government: outer space stuff.
Guess what?
WE DON'T NEED NASA!
WE DON'T NEED GOVERNMENT!
We can focus on the private sector.
Right now I am honing in on the Comet Research Group and the B612 Foundation (groups doing work that I think is valuable). NASA funding comes from tax dollars, so, as an anarchist, I do not support NASA.
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Is there something you want done in your community, or on a large scale in the world? Great! Help make it happen. Help get it done. For it is the PEOPLE who get stuff done. Government doesn't need to exist for PEOPLE to accomplish great things and manifest flourishing societies. I would love to see more folks focus their energies on the private sector!