I do not agree with Hobbes' view that men can not coexist without an oppressive government. some of the reasons Hobbes gives as to why men can't live together are in fact reasons why men can coexist. For example, competition, Hobbes says, drives men apart. In reality, it forces men to try to innovate and better their situation, leading to things such as technological development. Better technology brings men together. There is no greater example of societies being brought together than the Internet.
Another example is reason. Hobbes says that reason makes men innovate and reform, and that when people try to reform in different ways, society is plunged into civil war. This is sometimes the case, but far more often reason has done good for societies and helped foster peace and security.