“And that’s a great thing! Otherwise society would be chaotic and at the mercy of thugs and bullies, and they would restrict your freedom by terrorizing you.”
Which is worse? Being terrorized by other citizens or being terrorized by the government? What is the difference?
We have just traded one for the other...
I’ll pick a government where the majority has a say so, which we mostly still do.
You would pick one where the biggest thug has control, because that’s what would happen in a free for all.