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Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud
(www.theguardian.com)
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Power ultimately depends on violence. Violence can create compliance and vice versa, but the violence and compliance with violence is what's fundamental. These politicians are very capable of overwhelming violence. It's a crucial part of their function. It's been the norm as long as states have existed.
There wouldn't have been the "divine right of kings" if kings were unable to torture and murder people.
The state's ability to use violence is entirely contingent on compliance.
There are approximately 1.3 million police officers in the US. That number doubles if you were to throw in the entire US military. That is about 1% of the adult population of the US (~260 million).
The only reason state violence is possible is because people accept it. If every time a police officer tried to arrest someone, an entire neighbourhood rolled out to stop them, no amount of military grade weaponry would prevent a total breakdown of government control. This is what is meant by "policing by consent". It is the understanding that policing only works because people consent to be policed.
One could reasonably interpret the entirety of the modern era to be the upper class's quest to push us as close to that point as possible without quite getting there. They've already pushed it pretty god damn far with very little meaningful resistance. If the public's line in the sand is on the far side of fascism then that line may as well not exist at all.
Well, yes, exactly. It's all about creating sufficient compliance, something they've gotten very good at.