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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

would you say that to people in every single colonialist country? e.g. the US?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

USA seemed to rather successfully suppress the violent factions inside their nation, several times.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

their nation was literally built on top of violence.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

All nations are built and maintained by violence, either directly or by threat of it.

It's a core component of sovereignty. To be able to call your government sovereign you must have the capacity to resist both external and internal actors from being able to overthrow you.

You must also be willing and able to use violence against those under your rule who disobey your laws (i.e, arresting a murderer).

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