In the following exercise, imagine that government was so good that you never had any problems due to government or caused by government. Some government is necessary. Your job is just to assume a government so benign that you never even knew it existed.

Remember that this is a feel good exercise. You don’t have to protect government. You don’t have to justify what you’ve done or what you’ve believed. You don’t have to do anything but imagine. Just let yourself go. The purpose is to note how you feel if there had been no government problems in your life.

Imagine that there’s no government.
It’s easy if you try.

Think of a bad experience you've have with society.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of a bad experience you've have with a government group (bureau, agency, school, etc.).
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of a bad experience you’ve had with a war.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of a bad experience you’ve had with a court.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of the bad experience you’ve had with elections.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of the bad experience you’ve had with the police.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of the bad experience you’ve had with schools.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of the bad experience you’ve had with a school athletic program
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of a bad marks you got because you were sick or engaged in an important event.
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of how you felt when you got your first bad mark.
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of how you felt when you got punished by school...
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of how you felt when you lost your a job due to a government caused downturn in the economy
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of how you felt when you couldn't get a job due to a government caused downturn in the economy
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of how you felt when you were given a traffic ticket.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of how you felt when you or a friend were victims of excessive force by the police.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of how you felt when government executed someone you thought was innocent.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of how you felt when government imprisoned someone you thought was innocent.
Imagine how you’d feel if it hadn’t happened.

Think of how you felt when you lost an investment due to government action or inaction.
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of how you felt when you had to pay taxes for someone else to get rich or 'goof off'.
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of how you felt when you had to pay taxes that others didn't have to pay.
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of how you felt when government paid billions for something you didn't want.
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Think of how you felt when government didn't fund something you wanted.
Imagine how you’d feel if it didn’t happen.

Imagine that there’s no government.
It’s easy if you try.