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It’s terrifying how many people lack an understanding of what a state entails. For anyone reading and wondering, a state (not to be confused with a government)
by nopenopenopeno 4y ago
It’s terrifying how many people lack an understanding of what a state entails. For anyone reading and wondering, a state (not to be confused with a government) is defined as a monopoly on violence. It’s literally that simple, but the repercussions are immense.
- zztop44 4y agoA claimed monopoly on violence. And I know everything else flows on from that, but that’s still a very narrow definition of a state.
- nopenopenopeno 4y agoIt is not narrow. It is the realist definition of the word and the most common definition throughout history. Some phrase it differently but the meaning is the same.
- junofan 4y agoWell these days the definition commonly includes some sort of international recognition. Warlords don’t count anymore.
- nopenopenopeno 4y agoThey do if they have a monopoly on violence. Whether or not your favorite state acknowledges another state is a different question. And of course once a state is defeated, it ceases to be a state.