What would our world be like without a government?
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Government is a necessary evil, I think a small, limited, Representative government is best.\n\nIf all of the governments in the world fell or just shut down.  Gangs or tribes or families or groups of families would join together to maintain order and defend themselves from others (these are all primitive governments).  This is because man is a social creature and government is the top level of social order.  And then a few hundred years later they would create a welfare state taking more than half of your income.\n\nSo my short answer is new governments would form almost immediately.  If they didn't someone, would come along and take all of your stuff.
529252
I would open a home for children without parents or parents who are not involved.  And then I would hope I could get government help to keep it going. That would be something I would do.
612023
not until there is a world without government.
731408
To me, the one line answer to describe the role of government is to take care of the people. (That's very general, I realize, but I needed one line to encompass a wide area.) The role of religion, if it really even has something you could call a role, for me would be to give people comfort.
612705
In a real democracy we would each be voting for every piece of legislation. No legislature needed.
216606
who ever is in charge will become a totalitarian GOD. Heads will roll.One world governemnt?.. there isn't a government in exsistance that can handle their own country let alont all countries.. The day we have a one world gov.. there'll be a civil war, we're almost there now
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all governments are powered by those they rule over. without the authority (our apathy) & taxes (our money) they are just idiots in the corner. all governments are inherantly wrong. they cant solve anyones problems, only create laws about it. there is nothing they do better than private industry, used to be space exploration but thats out now. obviously they cant protect but end up endangering us by producing policies that are the reason that 'terrorists' are mad enough to attack. the cure for a corrupt government isnt a bigger government, like the un, the cure is no government. basic technology has given each of us a voice (1.800 numbers, internet, ect), theres no more need for representatives that swell & bloat the governments to absorb so much of our wealth (taxes) that most live in poverty. the mindset is reliant on government so much that the thought of life without one is scarry & absurd. if you can think of something governments do really well, lemme know.
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Hard one this, without a government willing to keep taxation & regulation / paperwork to a minimum + the availability of an Organisation (such as the "Princes Trust" here in the UK) offering funding, training & support to encourage people.
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From previous answers it seems to me that ppl enjoy the conditions of the world today, but it would be like the Bible says that it will be, there would be no crime no violence, there would be love among mankind I mean true love not what they call love.There would be no hunger or poverty, no misery there would be respect for everyone no racial preduisce,no lying no cheating on their spouses, no abandoned children,or animals, , noone would need to lockup their house or car,there would be no roberies,no need for insurance, no death no pain, no sickness, no hatred, people would work together in harmony, and acomplish much more toward the good of the world rather than to the detrement of the world no wars no fighting no bombing, nomarriage breakups, and no police necessary or doctors hospitals etc. and the world would be a better place for all! I'm sure I have probably left something out, but I'm not perfect, that's one,  perfection would exist in the world too.
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Society must function with some type of uniformed rules. Without these rules society will fall into anarchy. Basically, a life without any type of rules. That's pretty scary. Can you imagine life without any rules? You say teach your childern to respect nature. But then again, you are forming some type of rule. There is no such thing as total freedom without consequence.
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Were there such a country any government would fail.
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Well, I don't think there would be a democracy.....without good education there are no good jobs and without good jobs there is no economy...without the economy.....\n\nwell you know
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I have thought about this before in great depth...\n\nThe answer is that it would be a very bad idea for many reasons. Think about it... what is a democracy really? I mean not the for the ppl by the ppl part but what makes a democracy fair?\n\nFairness of democracy comes from listening to all views but more than that, having different views to listen to.\n\nSo what I am saying is, our planet has countries with monarchies, some with dictatorships, some with direct democracies (socialist Switzerland), republics (USA), etc.., from one point of view a person might think.. we need democracies all over the world.\n\nBUT, if you open your mind a minute and think.... having all these government variances is what actually makes our planet a democracy.\n\nHaving one form of democracy all over the world contradicts the concept of democracy.\n\nBTW, I used democracy as the one global form of government to illustrate my view. The downfalls of other types of government should be translucent.
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Yes we can. Government by definition equals tyranny. They steal your money and call it taxes, they limit your freedom and call it laws, they enrich themselves and call it entitlement.
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If the entire world were ruled by one country whose government was fast and efficient.\nPrime example: China.
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It wouldn't matter much to me one way or the other.  However, I think to most the lack of a higher power means we have to accept:\n\n- Responsibility for learning, instead of defaulting everything to God\n- That we are alone\n- That bad things happen without an evil force to guide them\n- That good things happen without a just force to guide them\n- That there is no divine justice\n- That there is no afterlife.  When we die, we're done.\n- That we cannot seek comfort outside of our own society\n- That we cannot change unfortunate events, or inspire fortunate ones simply by praying.\n\nThat's a LOT for people some people to deal with.  So, I think it would be easy for those who have already dealt with some of these things, and devistating for those who haven't.
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Freedom is impossible except you live on a deserted island. All governments keep adding on laws for the "good of the people" until they collapse.