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They all have to be backed up by force, though. You can use all the charisma you want to get food but at some point someone will put a gun to your head.
by pc86 5y ago
They all have to be backed up by force, though.
You can use all the charisma you want to get food but at some point someone will put a gun to your head.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoCharisma means the guy with the gun needs to get past the 80 other people around you first. But seriously, we're Hollywood territory now.
- JohnBooty 5y agoI'm shocked by your assertion that this is "Hollywood territory." There are large swaths of Earth ruled by, essentially, gangs/warlords. Or where the people are currently at the mercy of various warring forces. There are no shortage of examples of what happens when society breaks down: might and violence rule. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civil_wars#Ongoing_civil_wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civil_wars#Ongoing_civ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflict...
- quacked 5y agoConcur; for most of human history, societies have been governed by warlords. There are multiple sub-societies in the United States itself governed by gangs and warlords. Democracy and rule of law is the exception, not the rule.