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Who the fuck tought giving the state a monopoly of violence was a good idea? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 6 days ago

The state.

[–] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 14 points 6 days ago

Nobody gave it, it was taken. It only justified itself as "the final arbiter" in a post hoc manner, not a logical one

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

ask the Mafia similarly...

the state did is your answer

[–] A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago

They are not all that different. One sells drugs the other sells weapons.

[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It was just the result of achieving the monopoly.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

John State

[–] kbal@fedia.io 4 points 6 days ago

Thomas Hobbes, maybe?