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A government controlled by its people, instead of controlling its people, doesn't need to worry about being overthrown.



Yeah, but that defeats the purpose of creating the state in the first place.

The entire point is being able to tell people what to do for your own profit.

It's a lot easier if you pretend you are doing it for the subject's benefit as it reduces the resistance to rule immensely. But you don't want to let that go too far or they start getting a big head and start thinking that paying you billions of dollars is optional.


There are legitimate reasons for a State to exist.




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