[ctdonath2]

I might be for decentralized government if I thought it would stay decentralized, just as I could be for limited government if I thought it would stay limited. The problem is that it doesn't.

I might be for anarchy if I though people would follow the Golden Rule. The problem is they don't.

[Architect]

I might be for anarchy if I though people would follow the Golden Rule. The problem is they don't.

Government is, by definition, monopoly power. Why do you think government would live by the Golden Rule when you think individual people would not?

Since government is founded on the idea that theft (AKA taxes) is acceptable, government is far less likely to obey the Golden Rule than individuals are.