• Aux@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    The government is not there to serve you, it’s there to govern you.

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      10 months ago

      The government is there to govern society in the best interest of the populace. That is a form of service.

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        No, it’s there to govern society in the interest of government members and their friends. Always has been.

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      yes, but only in authoritarianism. In a democracy it’s the opposite: the raison d’etre of the government is to serve the populace.