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when Team A gets in power they hire Gov to perpetrate violence against Team B, and vice-versa.
Yep
This is why its almost pointless to align yourself with political parties because >95% hold no real ideological principles. Its just whatever works at the moment....
Indeed this is the conclusion I have come to over and over again.
That said, one can change your mind at any time. But if team A thinks they have you in their pocket they ignore you.
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Not a really insightful comment for SN crowd (since we more or less already mainly think like this), but its worth mentioning that a helpful way to view the state is as a violence broker.
I don't mean a perpetrator per se, the state doesn't really have a will of its own, but more acts as a clearing-house broker that arbitrates violence between parties.
So, when Team A gets in power they hire Gov to perpetrate violence against Team B, and vice-versa.
The value-add that the state creates from a market perspective is "not going too far". So they help Team A enact as much violence against Team B that society can stand at any given point.
This is why its almost pointless to align yourself with political parties because >95% hold no real ideological principles. Its just whatever works at the moment....