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By the time you have an army you're a government yourself, and you're gonna need to levy taxes, draft conscripts, etc. Simply put, a non-nation-state can't bri
by CydeWeys 8y ago
By the time you have an army you're a government yourself, and you're gonna need to levy taxes, draft conscripts, etc.
Simply put, a non-nation-state can't bring the resources to bear to fight against a nation state. They're just gonna get rolled.
- d1zzy 8y agoThat's only if you want a standing army. Standing armies are the root of civilization, and of all evil, depends on how you look at it (I actually think both are true, since they aren't exclusive).
- brixon 8y agoIf you don't have a standing army then you better have treaties with ones that have standing armies. The small kid does not get picked on if he has the right friends.
- LifeLiverTransp 8y agoActually- are you sure about this? Armys- get strange, like most of them will consist of some drone ships and high tech weapons very soon. That is something, that anyone can build with a little hi-tech manufacturing power. Every third world country by now can buy a chinese tomahawk version. Ever increasing artefact power actually lowers the playing field here.
- int_19h 8y agoDoes it matter, though? If you have access to something that gives you effective sovereignty, whether it's million-man armies or drone ships, you are a de facto government.