Self Defense....Congo Style

Are you ever in a situation where you have roving armed rebels coming into your neighborhood and no hope for police or the military? A village in Congo is.

Congo Town Mounts Own Defense Against Rebels

Instead of crying for help from their government or from outside sources, they solved the issue with their own hands

Many people may think I am out to lunch on this one, but this hits the core of self-reliability and sufficiency. When government fails (and it does) people will have to fight for themselves. While this here may be about defense, it occurs in all aspects of government, including economy, health care, and education.

Hence another important goal of government: get people to rely on themselves instead of the government, since one day it won't be there to take care of everything.