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Re:The Case for a Confederal Europe by anigbrowl on Thursday June 23, 2022 @01:12PM (#31852156)
Quite so, and there is a lot to be said for the idea of city-states making a comeback - except that the power holders in existing states are hostile to such autonomy and exert their authority first by law and then by force. Advocates of decentralization need to face up to the military problem.
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Re:The Case for a Confederal Europe by TheBlight on Thursday June 23, 2022 @01:27PM (#31852385)
It's not obvious to me that state-sponsored violence is a death sentence to decentralization. Solely relying on it seems like assured failure of your regime. You really need buy-in at some level. I think this is why the measures I highlighted are being so ferociously championed right now.
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Re:The Case for a Confederal Europe by anigbrowl on Thursday June 23, 2022 @06:49PM (#31856062)
I didn't say it was. I said that advocates of decentralization need to consider its existence; there's abundant empirical evidence for why.
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