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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 9601892" data-attributes="member: 6779310">Only a few categories:governmentless cultural areas. Including villages below the Monkeysphere level, and many forms of migratory and/or nomadic groups.Locally governed (above the monkeysphere size)Hierarchically governed. (axiomatically, above the monkeysphere level,)It makes little difference whether it's an oligarchy, republic, or feudal monarchy - what's imporant is the level at which law is uniform, and how people will react to outsiders. That last seems to me to generally be Welcoming by governmentless areas - such as the Bedouin, Yupic and Inupiaq, and even the Eklutna. Local government means that not everyone knows everyone in the local center, be it a large village, a town, or even a smaller city... they tend to have enforcement of law, and a willingness to drive off those who don't merge into the community and don't provide benefit.Once you get to hierarchical multi-village systems, you get a national identity, firm concept of "Our land, not for you!" And a clear shared identity, which outsiders are often required to prove local value to be accepted. And xenophobia, and a resulting soldiery. Even the most xenophillic hierarchial polities have soldiery, and as they mature, that separates from the civil policing.Much of the rest varies by technology, and certain technologies do require being hierarchical government simply to obtain and safely use the resources.</blockquote>

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