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What happens when the state can't pay the men with guns when the fiat currency becomes increasingly worthless? Will the men with guns continue to protect the st
by game_the0ry 6y ago
What happens when the state can't pay the men with guns when the fiat currency becomes increasingly worthless? Will the men with guns continue to protect the state?
- anonuser123456 6y agoAbsolutely they will, just look at Venezuela. The state still has resources to sell in international markets. And they keep the military fat and happy. The same is true of North Korea and many other totalitarian states.
- game_the0ry 6y agoThat comment was just a hypothetical worth thinking about, my friend. Re: Venezuela - Libya would be an example where the fragile relationship between economic resources and guns can go very bad for leadership. Same for France right before the revolution and Russia's tsar Nick's family. Venezuela for sure is in a fragile state, and Maduro has the sword of Damocles over his head. Do you think Western politicians and "elites" have the stomach to handle that pressure? I don't.