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The Monopoly of Violence

"Those horrible demonstrators break windows,so we reestablish order." And that removes the...

It's either:
"Those horrible demonstrators break windows,
so we reestablish order." And that removes the political

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It's either: "Those horrible demonstrators
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break windows, so we reestablish order."
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And that removes the political.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:26
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

A group of citizens question and confront their views on the social order, and the legitimacy of the use of violent police force.
Or it's: "Those bad cops!" - The Monopoly of Violence 00:11
Or it's: "Those bad cops!"
To arms citizens! - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
To arms citizens!
March, march! - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
March, march!
Our job is to make sure you don't smash anything, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
Our job is to make sure you don't smash anything,
Whether you're far right, far left, far center, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
Whether you're far right, far left, far center,
Do we let you riot and ransack, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
Do we let you riot and ransack,
To maintain order you protect institutions, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
To maintain order you protect institutions,
Demonstrators might feel insecure, thinking: - The Monopoly of Violence 00:10
Demonstrators might feel insecure, thinking:
We're taking the street and we'll be right there - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
We're taking the street and we'll be right there
The Arc de Triomphe - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
The Arc de Triomphe
It is the very symbol of consecrated violence. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
It is the very symbol of consecrated violence.
We have an image of a monument that celebrates a revolutionary uprising - The Monopoly of Violence 00:12
We have an image of a monument that celebrates a revolutiona...
It is a fundamental difficulty for a republic - The Monopoly of Violence 00:09
It is a fundamental difficulty for a republic
The gilets jaunes surged into that revolutionary mythology. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
The gilets jaunes surged into that revolutionary mythology.
They mobilize resistance to oppression, for the right of insurrection. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
They mobilize resistance to oppression, for the right of ins...
Everyone is struggling with their own republican mythology. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
Everyone is struggling with their own republican mythology.
With a very conflictual logic, and one of breaking away. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
With a very conflictual logic, and one of breaking away.
No cause - The Monopoly of Violence 00:17
No cause
Those guilty of that violence - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
Those guilty of that violence
They betray the causes they claim to serve, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
They betray the causes they claim to serve,