What if an entire tribe becomes nomadic?A government can fall, but they never disappear. There are just replaced by new forms. Governments are just power structures of administration and governance. We humans are social creatures by necessity, so they will always continue to exist. There will always be leaders.
idk if you've actually been to my status. Allow me to direct you to C.O.#25.
There's still a sliver of government, though it's quite different than a sedentary civilization.
Will check that after I finished prepping my presentation for the demo tomorrow.
K but what if they become a merchant guild of sorts The only organization is a shared location to do business, otherwise, they all do their own thing.
As far as modern examples are concerned, trade unions are possible only if the civilization is industrialized. After all, trade unions aim to unite workers against the possible abuse of the factory owners, and it isn't possible if your industry consisted of a few home-based craftsmen.
I changed the question. What about nomadic independent merchants?
You don't get it. We humans are social creatures, or rather political creatures. We form societies, and a society is inherently political. That is why all societies have power structures, and by extension a "government".Well, if we're still talking about government here, the government still exists...though, just like what @Assurbanipal_II said, it would only change forms.
I agree to this.
I agree to this.
There is a reason why Hegel mentions family in his modern state theory. The family, mostly patriarchal, is our first contact in life with a government structure. The moment your father or mum tell you something, they exert power.No, I get it. There's something inherent about politics to humans, same with theology. I was just trying to do a thought exercise to see if it would be possible for humans to ever congregate without a government being formed.
Absolutely true.
Hierarchy is epic.
I doubt it would happen. Again, humans are social creatures, and with society comes hierarchy and with hierarchy comes politics.
The problem is that the term "government" is usually associated with our current structure by political laymen. It is the "government". But nobody even remotely familiar with political theory would commit that mistake. The government is an abstract concept. An idea. Not an actual physical thing. You can't kill ideas.You gather resources then you trade them for other resources at a shared known location.
Still, there's that point where you'll have to travel, having to go to that shared known location. And for one to travel, one has to be in groups, or it'll be dangerous and expensive.
Shared location is a big rock that you can see from a high vantage point.
Still, there is contact.
Wait yeah, I never said there wasn't contact. They're isolated for most of their lives and then once a year or something they go to the rock to trade goods. If they never congregated there'd be no point in the thought exercise.