• trafficnab@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    There is no line, legitimate violence is just one of the services a government is expected to perform

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      8 months ago

      It’s only “expected” to perform other services because its violence prevents us from doing those things apart from it.

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        8 months ago

        If you want to pave roads, build bridges, and run charities, the government won’t stop you

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          8 months ago

          As already pointed out, it absolutely will stop you. Also, try doing any of those things on land claimed by private entities such as capitalists, and watch how quickly the state’s goons arrest and/or shoot you.