Afaik this happened with every single instance of a communist country. Communism seems like a pretty good idea on the surface, but then why does it always become autocratic?

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    Hold on, if the state can’t prevent violence then what is the point of addressing it? Just trying to get your thinking straight, seems a bit paradoxical to me.

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      We’re overloading terms here a bit. When I say “a state cannot prevent violence,” it might be better phrased as “ALL violence.”

      Of course the state can prevent some violence. I don’t think anyone would argue against that? If the state imprisons or kills a serial rapist, they have prevented that person from committing future violence, no?