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I fail to see the qualitative difference between a) Don Vito sending goons with guns to hurt and/or kill me if I don't pay protection money and b) "The lawful

• kjsbfkjbf 7y ago
  Possibly because there isn't. The police were created to be state-sanctioned goons.
• GFischer 7y ago
  It´s basically one of legitimacy, as you point out with "lawful government" (so I guess you disagree). The police ARE the state goons, so the outcome doesn´t change much .
• JetSpiegel 7y ago
  - You can vote Macron out, but Corleone can only give up power by getting assasinated or dying by natural causes. Either way, this creates massive conflict within the organization, and it probably perishes with the death of the boss. Contrast with Hollande losing the election, Macron assumes power but no civil war has started (maybe a metaphorical one with appointed positions, but without violence (non-verbal at least)) - The French police rarely kills people, and certainly not for not paying taxes. You can argue some tax dodging is under-prosecuted.