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Re:Patagonia founder gives away the company by none_to_remain on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @07:49PM (#32845081)
Nation-scale power is power to brutalize and kill with impunity. The individuals who wield it are called "politicians". They are dangerous for everyone else
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Re:Patagonia founder gives away the company by smt88 on Thursday September 15, 2022 @12:31AM (#32847068)
Not all power is violent, and not all avoidable death is caused by violence.

For example, pharmaceutical companies in the US have killed millions of people through marketing and regulatory manipulation.

More to your point: as long as politicians are democratically elected, they can't brutalize and kill with impunity.

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