Yes, and if they use that monopoly of power to suppress and harm people then they will quickly lose that monopoly. A state is run but the people, if that changes the people will attempt to take control back.
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PostingInPublic@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoThe monopoly on the use of force is quite the important part of having a state at all. If a state doesn’t have that, it descends into anarchy (the bad kind, with warlords and gangs). The US is very exceptional in this case as it has in its constitution the provision that such gangs (militia) are allowed, even desirable.
Lightor@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Wait so can’t you argue this is constitutional?
US is weird.
x00z@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Seems like something a politician in power would say.
PostingInPublic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s basic state theory, I believe we had that in middle school, along with the division of power. I mentioned the US exception because if you went to school there, your basic state theory might have been different from mine.
vala@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah believe it or not the term “monopoly of power” doesn’t come up in US schools lmao.
iii@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
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