[smokeyj]

> why did humanity create governments?

The same reason "humanity" created mafias and gangs -- which is to use violence as a means of economic control.

[quadrangle]

It's as or more reasonable to say that governments evolved out of the need to mediate conflicts between people living in groups.

[manicbovine]

This is also a more reasonable explanation for organized crime, seeing as how criminals cannot rely on the government to mediate criminal disputes.

[quadrangle]

Organized crime has its own internal governance, hence "organized". So that's no different.

[ardeay]

We have a HIVE mentality, as much as we try to hide it with personalization. It is the truth. We work together. WE WORK TOGETHER.

[gboudrias]

Is that a quote or are you yelling at your monitor?