The entire reason there is any conflict there is a lack of a monopoly on violence… The monopoly part is significant. It’s not just “doing a lot of”.

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threatofrain an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I don't think you need total control, just enough so that you're the go-to party for diplomatic and military negotiations in the geopolitical region.

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gibbitz an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

In this case it's like cable TV. Only not a monopoly if you look at the whole country...

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psionides 30 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Personally I would prefer no violence from either side…

	▲	ahartmetz 23 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The state monopoly on violence (+ a judicial system) tends to result in a low amount of violence... at least intra-state. Wars are another matter. Notably, there is no monopoly on violence between states. States are allowed and somewhat expected to be violent psychopaths externally.
	▲	moralestapia 22 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Personally, I would prefer 10B USD liquid and tax-free

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cucumber3732842 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The conflict isn't because of the lack of monopoly. The conflict and lack of monopoly are because whoever as the closest thing to a monopoly is doing such a bad job.

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inigyou an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

So Russia isn't a state?