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[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All existing countries are police states, it's not a useful term.

[–] Sprinklebump@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Disagree.

In fact I find it is a better measure of oppressive goverment than most indicators.

What you really mean to say is most goverments are oppressive and authoritarian. Show me a country with a large prison population and I will show you an authoritarian country.

Please see the zapatistas. For non police state goverment.

[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

How is it a useful measure of oppressive governments when it applies to all of them?

The Zapatistas are not a state government and they do police their territory.