•  liv   ( @liv@beehaw.org ) 
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    210 months ago

    I think you’re misunderstanding the person you’re talking to. They are just saying that anything that can’t do those 3 things is not a government.

      •  liv   ( @liv@beehaw.org ) 
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        10 months ago

        I think you’re still confusing what you like in a government (e.g democracy) with what something has to do in order to qualify as a government.

        Take a look at this report on education. If we look at a country like Mali the average child there has just two years of schooling and attendence even at primary/elementary school is very low.

        It may not have a government that we like, but it still has a government.

      • Those three things define any government. Those are the absolute minimum. If you cannot determine your border you have no sovereignty. If you cannot enforce laws then your laws have no authority and you have no sovereignty. If you cannot maintain some dorm of economy you cannot control your government and will cede sovereignty.