Re: Clipper Death Threat

Something which comes up frequently on this list, and in other forums, is the term "the government." At which point does "the government" cease to be a collection of individuals, and become the faceless entity we call _the government_. Are the individuals in the government simply operating on the same utiltarian, anarchists maxims that are preached time and time again: if I don't get X out of transaction Y, then I won't do it? Would a Cyperpunk, operating on the extreme individualism proclaimed on this discussion list do any different than a tyrant? (I protect myself and my position, at the expense of others or not.) -john.