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    32 years ago

    Regulate an economy, maintain a border (meaning this is our stuff and everything outside the border is not it isn’t necessarily manning a border), and enforce laws. That’s the three basic tasks of any government.

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      112 years ago

      Nah. Our state should do more and better things than that.

      I like having a space program, for example. And education for all

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          2 years ago

          A space program is not optional in today’s world. As is education, among a huge number of different things

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            82 years ago

            If you take intro to poli sci literally anywhere in the world this is part of your first lesson. The three things listed are what makes a government a government. Kenya has no space program and is still a government.

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              12 years ago

              There are many schools of thought on what a government is for or should do and most people do not ascribe to the notions you are presenting as fact.

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                52 years ago

                The three things listed are what every single nation state does. There is zero debate on this and it would be nonsensical to suggest otherwise.

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                  12 years ago

                  It doesn’t matter what you think. Governments are expected and set up to do much more than that around the world and that’s because that’s what their intents are. It’s not just those three things. If what you said was true, we’d have had no meaningful progress on anything.

                  You can deny it all you want, denial ain’t just a river in Egypt

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                    32 years ago

                    Im not telling you what I think. Im telling you what is easily demonstrable.

                    Fir example you said you need a space program does that mean MOST countries do not have a government? Most countries do not have a space program because they are too expensive and provide little benefit for a country like Libya.

                    You mention education yet government provided education started in the late 1800s to 20th century for most nations. Was England never a nation state? That would be a moronic claim considering their monarchy is the longest one still running.

                    This is a case where you simply have no clue what you are talking about and it shows

                  • liv
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                    22 years 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.