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Comment by caspper69

Yeah, when you set up shop on someone else's sovereign territory, one day, at some point, you're going to have a bad time.

The state's monopoly on violence is the ultimate tiebreaker, although as noted, there are many other ways these governments can extract concessions (banking, utilities, telecom, egress (!!)).

That's why Uncle Sam is nice to have on your side. A libertarian utopia or corporate controlled trading zone doesn't stand a chance without the backing of a sovereign with a military.

parent caspper69 1 year ago

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