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Re:When It Comes to Security, We’re Back to Feudalism by jiggy2011 on Monday November 26, 2012 @10:27AM (#4832303)
That's probably because governments enforced a monopoly on weapons. Do you think the world would be better if we allowed companies to raise private armies of mercenaries?
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Re:When It Comes to Security, We’re Back to Feudalism by 46Bit on Monday November 26, 2012 @10:42AM (#4832375)
We don't now? There's more private gun-toting personnel in the Middle East now than you could easily count.
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Re:When It Comes to Security, We’re Back to Feudalism by jiggy2011 on Monday November 26, 2012 @10:50AM (#4832423)
And that place is in great shape :)
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Re:When It Comes to Security, We’re Back to Feudalism by bluekeybox on Monday November 26, 2012 @01:15PM (#4833109)
With extractive governments like Assad's, you could hardly expect something different.
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