The people that run that killing power are also citizens, and they either must be bought at an increasing steep price, or they will go with the bulk of the nation (mostly with their near and distant relatives who are suffering) - network effects are very real here.

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throw-the-towel 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If this argument were true, dictatorships couldn't exist. However, they do.

	▲	Warwolt an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> they either must be bought at an increasing steep price
	▲	makeitdouble 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		You're assuming that citizen are united in what they want. That's usually not the case.

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beeflet 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What happens when the killing power is a autonomous machine? Like now?

	▲	throw310822 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's a very valid concern, but technological advances are also available to the people. Asymmetrics war (terrorism, depending the side you're on) is always a possibility, unless the gap between the possibility of states and those of citizens grows too wide.