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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
Where did you get -that- idea? Plutocracy is rule by wealth, or rule by virtue of wealth. I espouse the idea that nobody has the right to rule over anybody by force, whether that force is "legitimized" by State execution, great wealth, or simple interpersonal violence.
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So who enforces these rights then? Who empowers them? How do they accomplish this?
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