We just have to agree to disagree then. I think a huge part of the structure is violence, but not all of it. The fact that violence exist and is important does

We just have to agree to disagree then. I think a huge part of the structure is violence, but not all of it. The fact that violence exist and is important does not negate the rest. People with inferior violence and still have powers available. This is obvious because two people can still conduct business even if they have guns pointed at each other's head. Two people can conduct business if neither of them have guns and a third party is a gun at both of their heads. This means that there are powers beyond violence that can be used to influence others.