No, there is a difference. The Mafia doesn't give you a choice. With the government you vote, and you can even decide to go into congress if you want to.
That said I don't like big government. But making Facebook replace it is like deciding to go for a dictatorship, it's the worst outcome.
If you think government gives you any more of a choice than the mafia, you have a lot to learn! :O
I live in a mafia state. You either have relationships or you don't.