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by emodendroket 43 days ago
I don't think there's some magical technical trick that lets you do an end run around politics.
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DiabloD3 42 days ago
Oh, there is.

It was invented by China in the 10th century.

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emodendroket 42 days ago
"War is politics by other means" is the one line of Clausewitz everyone can quote.
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Eddy_Viscosity2 42 days ago
Violence is a form of politics and always has been. Whether that be violence from the state to the people or vice versa.
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pocksuppet 42 days ago
What was that?
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krapp 42 days ago
gunpowder.
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