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To: freeus who wrote (2506)	4/26/1999 10:44:00 AM
From: MeDroogies	Respond to of 13062

Not really. You assume that. While gov't has a long history, its most modern roots lie in the feudal system - which was designed purely for protection. As a result, modern gov't have grown out of the assumption that this is what people require.... However, why didn't the feudal system last? Because the protections that it provided stunted advancement and improvement. Advancement and improvement was provided by the disenfranchised who had no demesne to protect them, and they were forced to create lives of their own, to provide and protect themselves. This was accomplished by the creation of guilds, the growth of a merchant class & trade, and the realization (by many of the disenfranchised) that towns could be just as good a place to live as the demesne. As manors slowly degraded, most lords moved into gov't positions (which they technically held anyway) and continued their abuses from a different position....one of legal authority. It has simply perpetuated itself over the years. Read "How the Irish Saved Civilization" for a GREAT summation of the Fall of the Roman Empire (essentially they squeezed out the middle class and became the world's "policeman") and the rise of feudalism. Then read "The Celts". Celtic life was rich and well advanced. And very close to a form of Libertarianism.