• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    That’s not a government enforced monopoly. A government enforced monopoly means nobody else is allowed in the market. Like utility companies.

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      7 days ago

      Lots of Utilities are consumer cooperatives which is funnily enough Socialist, but the people working there wouldn’t like to hear that.

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            7 days ago

            Yes. I’m not saying it’s not monopolistic behavior. I’m saying it’s not a government sanctioned monopoly.

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                    6 days ago

                    But that’s not criminal. That’s civil. That’s no different than a contract dispute. It’s not government enforced, but it may be government mediated.

                    You could disobey a civil summons…but that’s a different issue.

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                    6 days ago

                    Just stop. This is the same bad faith rabbit hole libertarians use to say the government is all violence, from safety codes to taxes.

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                    6 days ago

                    Lol, are you some sovereign citizen‽

                    The world doesn’t work like that. You can’t just say “No that thing isn’t your! I didn’t agree with it being yours.”