justice depends on those who have a propensity for violence being handled with more violence - or else they will rule. Functioning government is the monopoly on violence.
Bret Weinstein said this on a Darkhorse Podcast livestream around episode 35.
Justice IS and requires the monopoly on violence
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ref_war-on-sensemaking-v-schmachtenberger
in a liberal democratic system, roughly: most innovation and resource/goods flow and allocation: market. to cut down on things like organ harvesting, clearcutting, organized crime, etc. Perverse Incentives: bound by the state via rule of law and monopoly on violence Justice IS and requires the monopoly on violence.
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