The 'perfect' form of government

There is a saying I used to like. Socialism is the perfect form of government. The problem it only works with perfect people. I have recently decided that this is actually full of crap. Socialism isn't the perfect form of government. It's oppressive and totalitarian no matter what.

Think about it if we had perfect people we wouldn't have a lot of the issues we have today. No one would try to kill each other. No one would steal. no one would lie. There would be no crime, no war, no hate. It would be prefect. Without those issue we really have no need for a government. Police force? Nope. Army? No. Laws? No. Fire department(first we wouldn't make stupid mistakes that start fires, second everyone would help out)? No. We would have no need for government. No need for someone to hold our hand and protect us. Anarchy is in fact the perfect form of government.

Now obviously people aren't perfect. We all make mistakes. People kill. We have war. People rob and lie to each other. However that doesn't make these ideals any less valuable. They have the same amount of worth. Yes we need a government, but need the smallest one possible. Why does the government have the right to decide what is or isn't taught in schools. Why should it be able to regulate what we learn? What gives it the right to decide how fast we should drive? Why does it get to say we have to pay more for foreign goods than domestic ones? Why does it get to tell us what marriage is? The government's job is to protect life, not regulate it. The government's job is to protect liberty, no limit it. The government's job is to administer justice, not abusive it. Yet it fails. The government isn't limited. It isn't controlled. Government needs something to stop it. It needs something to keep it in check. That something is us, the people. it is our job to strive for perfect government, our duty to check and limited it.

Stay Free, Matt.