Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra
by moogly on Saturday September 14, 2019 @01:59PM
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Pinkerton?
Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra
by azernik on Saturday September 14, 2019 @07:45PM
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The Pinkertons are considered the epitome of the "Wild West" - that is, the total lack of state control of law and order in the American West. Their intervention in strikes in the East is, to put it mildly, not a good example of law and order and a functioning state.
Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra
by isostatic on Saturday September 14, 2019 @12:52PM
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> but we have yet to see private companies providing mercenary/offensive services without the explicit involvement of a government.
Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra
by parsimo2010 on Saturday September 14, 2019 @01:18PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company#Regulating_...
The British empire was explicitly on board with the East India Company, and passed laws clarifying what they were allowed to do.
So far we have private companies providing security/defensive services, but we have yet to see private companies providing mercenary/offensive services without the explicit involvement of a government.