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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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[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

It was just the result of achieving the monopoly.

[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 18 hours ago

The state.

[–] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 13 points 19 hours ago

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

[–] kbal@fedia.io 5 points 20 hours ago

Thomas Hobbes, maybe?