Governments are by definition violent. They are that which has a legal monopoly on violence in a particular region.
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Governments are by definition violent. They are that which has a legal monopoly on violence in a particular region.
Are you sure the governments are by definition violent? According to which definition?
Yes the definition of violence used is the use of force to coerce people to do things that they would not do of their own free will. How many people would voluntarily pay taxes that they have little to no say on how they are spent? What happens if you don't pay those taxes? In many countries cannabis, a harmless plant with medicinal applications, is illegal. The people who use this harm noone by doing so but are coerced by the threat of force to not use it. The list goes on and on how government exercises a monopoly on violence.
TheWalrus has got its own definitions for several words. Every word deserves an article like this. Perhaps governance would be next. 😉