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>The government is a government because it has a monopoly on violence to enforce its rules. That's the definition of State. Governments are just administrative
by namaria 3y ago
>The government is a government because it has a monopoly on violence to enforce its rules.
That's the definition of State. Governments are just administrative bodies.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y agoThese words of yours are synonyms. If there were a state without any government (some lawless anarchy), the idea that the "state" could still have a monopoly on violence is laughably asinine. You must be from some European country where "government" means something like "Congressional session" or whatever. I have little interest in wading through all that semantic nonsense.
- namaria 3y agoThe separation is useful. Corporations are governed. There's no debate to be won, we're talking about understanding society better. Put your guard down, man...