> deprived many less industrialized societies of control over their own citizens at a crucial juncture. Spoken truly like a person[1] who hasn't had much inter

> deprived many less industrialized societies of control over their own citizens at a crucial juncture. Spoken truly like a person[1] who hasn't had much interaction with states with "control over their own citizens". Citizens are not meant to be a state's property. That's why we don't call ourselves subjects. Sadly, too many have reverted to feudal thinking these days. [1]: https://www.kyleharper.net/about/ https://www.kyleharper.net/about/