What is government?

[Avatar4321]

you have a warped idea of what government is .

I saw this post in one of TM's other threads and I thought it deserved a thread on it's own. What is government? TM why dont you start?

 

[Mr. President]

Government should be a direct representation of the mindset of the majority of people in a group state or nation.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

A group of murderers and thieves.

 

[Avatar4321]

A group of murderers and thieves.

Im trying to find a better definition... im not finding it yet.

 

[xotoxi]

What is government?

Government is your friend.

 

[Yurt]

the term, at least according to webster, originates in the 14th century. seems me that the term is a western word for certain conduct or behavior that controls people's lives as government is derived from govern. the degree of that control of course being the debate of the ages.

government, to me, is simply that person, body, organization etc....that controls your life.

 

[Cecilie1200]

the term, at least according to webster, originates in the 14th century. seems me that the term is a western word for certain conduct or behavior that controls people's lives as government is derived from govern. the degree of that control of course being the debate of the ages.

government, to me, is simply that person, body, organization etc....that controls your life.

I like how you gave us the origin date from Webster's, but didn't bother to give us the definition from there. I'll do it.

Of the several provided, this is the one most closely relating to this topic:

The organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it.

To put it another way, government is the active arm by which the community performs functions that must take place collectively, whether that community be the city, the state, or the nation.

 

[Epsilon Delta]

Wasn't it something of the people, by the people, and for the people?

Heard it on the 4th of July once...

 

[Kalam]

A government is nothing more than an organization that holds political and legal power over a certain geographic area.

 

[Kalam]

Government should be a direct representation of the mindset of the majority of people in a group state or nation.

What if the majority are wolves and the rest are sheep?

 

[Yurt]

the term, at least according to webster, originates in the 14th century. seems me that the term is a western word for certain conduct or behavior that controls people's lives as government is derived from govern. the degree of that control of course being the debate of the ages.

government, to me, is simply that person, body, organization etc....that controls your life.

I like how gave us the origin date from Webster's, but didn't bother to give us the definition from there. I'll do it.

Of the several provided, this is the one most closely relating to this topic:

The organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it.

To put it another way, government is the active arm by which the community performs functions that must take place collectively, whether that community be the city, the state, or the nation.

wow, did you like google it....or stuff....oh my gosh, wow...amazing

 

[Gunny]

you have a warped idea of what government is .

I saw this post in one of TM's other threads and I thought it deserved a thread on it's own. What is government? TM why dont you start?

A group of morons that legislate themselves the power to fuck you in the ass.

 

[Yurt]

A government is nothing more than an organization that holds political and legal power over a certain geographic area.

interesting....

what if a "geographic" area is not confined to our planet? for thread/hypo purposes, star wars or star trek is real....what say you then?

......................or.........what if the g-o-d does truly exist?

 

[Yurt]

you have a warped idea of what government is .

I saw this post in one of TM's other threads and I thought it deserved a thread on it's own. What is government? TM why dont you start?

A group of morons that legislate themselves the power to fuck you in the ass.

issues gunny?

 

[Kalam]

interesting....

what if a "geographic" area is not confined to our planet? for thread/hypo purposes, star wars or star trek is real....what say you then?

I guess I'd have have to revise my definition to include interplanetary and interstellar locations as well.

......................or.........what if the g-o-d does truly exist?

I don't get it.

 

[Epsilon Delta]

Government should be a direct representation of the mindset of the majority of people in a group state or nation.

What if the majority are wolves and the rest are sheep?

Then it would be a government with a wolf-mentality. = P

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Government is the collective entity that attempts to provide some manner of control over a society so that either those in Government reap the benefits or so that the people reap the benefits.

Governments are required for any group over the size of a very small family. The smaller units are informal the larger are behemoths that do not even always know what all parts of said Government is doing.

A Government is a needed entity. Anyone that claims otherwise is a fool or anarchist.

 

[Yurt]

interesting....

what if a "geographic" area is not confined to our planet? for thread/hypo purposes, star wars or star trek is real....what say you then?

I guess I'd have have to revise my definition to include interplanetary and interstellar locations as well.

......................or.........what if the g-o-d does truly exist?

I don't get it.

then what is god's government?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

interesting....

what if a "geographic" area is not confined to our planet? for thread/hypo purposes, star wars or star trek is real....what say you then?

I guess I'd have have to revise my definition to include interplanetary and interstellar locations as well.

......................or.........what if the g-o-d does truly exist?

I don't get it.

then what is god's government?

The Christian God will rule the Human race through Jesus Christ as King with the 144000 summoned to Heaven as his assistants. This will occur after Satan and his evils are wiped from the earth and it is transformed into a paradise. Man will become semi immortal ( the Bible says Jesus will rule for a thousand years) with no death, disease or sickness.

You would have to ask Jews and Muslims and other religions about their beliefs.

 

[Cecilie1200]

the term, at least according to webster, originates in the 14th century. seems me that the term is a western word for certain conduct or behavior that controls people's lives as government is derived from govern. the degree of that control of course being the debate of the ages.

government, to me, is simply that person, body, organization etc....that controls your life.

I like how gave us the origin date from Webster's, but didn't bother to give us the definition from there. I'll do it.

Of the several provided, this is the one most closely relating to this topic:

The organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it.

To put it another way, government is the active arm by which the community performs functions that must take place collectively, whether that community be the city, the state, or the nation.

wow, did you like google it....or stuff....oh my gosh, wow...amazing

Why would I have to Google it? I own a dictionary, nimrod. Don't you?