Are capitalism and democracy even compatible?

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I find it difficult to believe there would be any drug related violence if not for inflated black market values for such substances. The war on drugs causes violence, it doesn't cure it, Richard Nixon Jr

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Stop talking about how violence didn't exist prior to the state, because it f**k did, and you've presented zero evidence that it didn't beyond pointing to non-record keeping societies and saying "they have no records of murders!!!111##@%$"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/br ... e_01.shtml

Dharma: never not wrong.

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I can't really discuss this subject with someone who doesn't have the requisite background information and consequently misconstrues every point made with hackneyed stereotypes. Especially when they refuse to even look at the evidence before trying to argue against it.

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"...internecine violence doesn't actually occur in 'uncivilized' societies."

Internecine is within a group, community or nation.

So we're back where we started. You saying something, evidence showing that you're wrong, you denying ever saying it.

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Id say about 99% of the incidents in my life in which some violence occurred (beyond childhood scuffles) the presence of alcohol was involved. (Not necessarily my consumption mind you).

Does the State make that happen?

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