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The extent to which poor people can appropriate a portion of that governmental "monopoly on violence" through democracy is the only real check on violence by th
by ethbr1 2y ago
The extent to which poor people can appropriate a portion of that governmental "monopoly on violence" through democracy is the only real check on violence by the wealthy.
Otherwise, wealth always wins. And uses those wins to ensure it remains wealthy.
- scarface_74 2y agoI don’t have to deal with any one private company except the ones that have a “natural monopoly” like utilities and they are already regulated and should be. It can even be argued that smart phones should be calculated since they are necessary in today’s world and are a duopoly. A powerful government can physically take away your freedoms.