Flutterby™! : Experiments in government

I find the brouhaha over who won Mexico's presidency fascinating in light of Obrador's promise to create a secondary government.

If Obrador can keep his support base (a big "if", given that government is all about mythologies and belief, and the notion that "a court" has sanctioned Calderon's win will do much to reinforce aspects of that structure), then what we're about to see is a graphic demonstration that governments are predicated on force, and that taxes for unequal services can only be collected under the threat of violence.