One of the most important questions a human being should be able to answer. I’m going to do it very concisely and simply. I learned this from following the Stefan Molyneux YouTube channel, one of my favorites.
Government is the legalized use of coercion for many possible purposes.
That’s all it is, nothing more, nothing less. Regardless off the structure of government, whether it is a democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, or a constitutionally fettered republic like U.S.A. used to be, the meaning and essence of government doesn’t change.
Too few people understand this, but everyone, especially voters, should. There! I just taught you one of the most important lessons to be learned which most schools and other academic institutions fail to teach. And it only took about 5 minutes to read this post, and you didn’t need to pay for it, short of your monthly internet bill of course.