I agree with some of what each of you said so far. People can't coexist lawlessly and peacefully like ants and bees do because of the six reasons Hobbes listed. Along with John and Peter, I think that a "leviathan" would be bad for any community because it would create many more problems. Like Nick said, it would probably create rebellion and hatred. Machiavelli said that it was better to be feared than loved, but never to be hated. I believe that if a monster was controlling a community, those people would develop a strong dislike for the leader.
As Hobbes said, we have the ability of speech. Since we were given that, we give our opinions of what we agree and disagree with by human nature. If a community was under the leadership of a monster, the people's voices would be silenced, whether their opinions were good or bad. If people didn't have a say in what goes on in their community, problems arise. So, my solution to this problem would be that we would not have a leviathan or a leader who is loved. A leader who is a little feared, but certainly not hated, would be ideal. A strong leader who listens to the voices of his people, but keeps his control of the situation would also be ideal.
Assuming that the "leviathan" would be human, wouldn't that person also by nature compete, compare, reason, manipulate, be at ease, and make covenants?
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