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by apk17 2910 days ago
The force monopoly has little to do with it - few institutions would have the resources to win against the US govt.
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Resource monopoly is rather a subset of force monopoly, no?

I mean, consider guns. In the US, citizens can own guns. And armed private security is OK, too. But there's consistent push-back against private militias, armies, etc. Unless they work only outside the country, in acceptable contexts.