The idea of an independent population stemmed from the necessity for people to band together pool resources for survival, which required said persons to be in each other's physical proximity to coordinate the whole thing. But in the advent of mass communication, and especially computers, people from accross the world can talk with each other almost instantly.
The only physically manifestations of the government are that of aggression; police and the military. They can act frequently outside the law, or within less restrictive laws simply because they wear a badge. Both are used as coercive force. If you disagree with the government, you get shot, arrested, or fined regardless if the deed is morally sound or not. However, I disagree with this amount of aggression, and personally I believe that people are capable of enforcing peace and tranquility without the use of individuals with lesser consequences. If constant enforcement was necessary then how can suburbs or even unenforced society function? If by people's very nature was to be selfish, then a government couldn't exist in the first place; Society couldn't be controlled. A long time ago we used to differentiate between nations and states, but now I believe we do not need the state. What do you think?
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