lol

`where does the authority of the government come from?`

they establish a state

Violence

Yes

The authority of government is derived from the fact that they maintain a functioning social order

It's the Mandate of Heaven

violence is the surpreme authority from which all other authorities derive

^

you cant maintain order without violence

you cant enforce law or right without violence

everything is based on violence. war is the ethos of the universe.

wait wait wait

first things first,

how else you gonna get things done

im just mind boggled rn

Why

i just came back but i saw the question

"you cant maintain order without violence"

wtf?

Yes

when you go to the supermarket, do you use violence to buy groceries?

do you use violence when you give someone a gift?

@Deleted User what prevents me from robbing the supermarket?

would you rob the supermarket without laws?

many would

cops are people too

not just government employees

no, would *you* rob the supermarket

The supermarket?

Let's see

depends on the supermarket

lol

probably not

i dunno

The food that arrives there travels by trade routes secured by the American military and navy

The government built the highways which carry the food to my supermarket

The supermarket stays in business because it knows that even if it is robbed it can go to the proper authorities

the problem with your argument is that you think that these things cant exist without government

I don't think that international trade routes can exist without government

just because our world functions through violence and coercion right now, doesnt mean it cant function without it