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>the power of a government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence >Robert Hinrichs Bates argues
by konart 5y ago
>the power of a government
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence
>Robert Hinrichs Bates argues that the state itself has no violent power; rather, the people hold all the power of coercion to ensure that order and other equilibriums hold up.
Should we be discussing this?
- Rompect 5y agoAccording to that argument, the capitol riot was justified.
- potatoman22 5y agoHow so?