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The concept of policing is to be measured against the alternative, which is a state that does not have a monopoly on violence. The warlordism that emerges in su
by marginalia_nu 4y ago
The concept of policing is to be measured against the alternative, which is a state that does not have a monopoly on violence. The warlordism that emerges in such a scenario makes the low grade fascism of a police force seem absolutely utopian in comparison. The police, however corrupt, need to at least superficially appear to uphold law and justice. Warlords do not.