If you had to explain government to an alien...?

[KBCraig]

Imagine we're visited by an alien who has no concept of government. How would you explain it? Justify it?

Probably about like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUS1m5MSt9k

[Raineyrocks]

Yup, that video sums it all up pretty good.     

Did you read some of the comments underneath?  Some of them were pretty clueless.