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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 5362551" data-attributes="member: 63706"><p>I totally agree. His philosophy has helped guide my thinking on this matter. Notice how he didn't say the best government is no government. Government exists to fill a particular need, and at least some founders, I think, had the same attitude as Thoreau. They tried to forge a new way of government of representatives among equals, not of leaders/rulers over commoners. But, many people seem to be built to accept a hierarchical system. It will take a change of heart, but also of understanding and expectations. I think it should start with not calling it a government, because that sets up the expectation of top down rulership. It should be called something like civil service, something to remind us that they are there to serve the public, not rule over us. Then we might get somewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>