I was having a debate with a libertarian from the United Kingdom, and it got me thinking, what exactly is the state to begin with.
After thinking about this, I realized what I think can best describe a state in it's essence, a state is simply a "corporation" and it can either be owned by the people(democracy), or a king/queen(monarchy). It owns the land it holds sovereignty over, and it then either sells access and rights to the land, for people to do shit with(capitalism) or orchestrates total control over it, and guides all economic activity on it(state-planned economy). Rights, are simply what the corporation agrees to protect, over it's subjects. Voting in a democracy is either direct, like an Athenian democracy, or like those dual partnerships that are owned by like 2 people. Or they end up taking the form of republics, or like modern corporations, with their board of directors and shit.
Now of course I think government and the state are way more complicated and not really like what I was trying to outline above, I guess idk tbh.
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