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There is only one thing that distinguishes the difference between government and all other social entities: A monopoly on the use of force.
by jl2718 5y ago
There is only one thing that distinguishes the difference between government and all other social entities:
A monopoly on the use of force.
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- aqme28 5y agoA government is also accountable to the citizens while a private company is only accountable to its shareholders. That's a pretty big difference.
- AtlasBarfed 5y agoCompanies are dominated by the major shareholders, basically the rich. Guess what the us government is dominated by?
- jl2718 5y agoPrivate companies and governments can both exist without accountability.
- sudosysgen 5y agoThere is literally no government in the world that isn't somewhat accountable to citizens. Meanwhile, there are many multinationals that are not accountable at all to the citizens of countries they operate in.
- csomar 5y ago> There is literally no government in the world that isn't somewhat accountable to citizens. Actually, there might only be a few government that are accountable to citizens. Maybe most governments care for their citizens, but accountable? I don't think so.
- sudosysgen 5y agoEvery government is afraid of rebellion or strikes, or otherwise accountable to public opinion. The power that the average person has is considerable, and revolutions and revolts are not so uncommon.
- jl2718 5y agoOrders of magnitude less common than customers switching brands.
- Apocryphon 5y agoSufficiently wealthy private entities can buy access to that force, which makes it more of an oligopoly than a monopoly. Not to mention there are private security services who are also granted force.