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The Monopoly of Violence

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00:53:55
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May 29, 2025
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A group of citizens question and confront their views on the social order, and the legitimacy of the use of violent police force.
You go when big demos are happening in Paris, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:08
You go when big demos are happening in Paris,
"Guys! We're inside the Elysée Palace." - The Monopoly of Violence 00:12
"Guys! We're inside the Elysée Palace."
- Will they invite us in for drinks? - We'll throw our own party! - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
- Will they invite us in for drinks? - We'll throw our ...
In point of fact, the gilets jaunes never employed firearms. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
In point of fact, the gilets jaunes never employed firearms.
In an over-armed country, with its hunting rifles, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
In an over-armed country, with its hunting rifles,
A revolution seeks to eliminate the seats of power. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
A revolution seeks to eliminate the seats of power.
In this case, a few people approached the seats of power in early December. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
In this case, a few people approached the seats of power in ...
It's a fine line between ecstatic vision and murderous frenzy. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
It's a fine line between ecstatic vision and murderous ...
But when you're facing people who want to mutilate you... - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
But when you're facing people who want to mutilate you....
People stigmatize the police, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:10
People stigmatize the police,
During the 19th-century revolutions, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:15
During the 19th-century revolutions,
In this configuration, violence is unleashed in a tiny area. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
In this configuration, violence is unleashed in a tiny area.
That's a well-behaved bourgeoisie. Reinstate the wealth fax! - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
That's a well-behaved bourgeoisie. Reinstate the wealth...
I know there are problems, I'm sick of taxes, too. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
I know there are problems, I'm sick of taxes, too.
But the people who work here, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:09
But the people who work here,
Forme, the legitimacy of violence - The Monopoly of Violence 00:12
Forme, the legitimacy of violence
The legitimacy isn't solely the state's for exercising violence. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
The legitimacy isn't solely the state's for exerci...
I recently reread a text by Jean Genet, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:09
I recently reread a text by Jean Genet,
He explains that what the state and the police do is brutality, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:08
He explains that what the state and the police do is brutali...
He provides metaphorical examples 1 find beautiful, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
He provides metaphorical examples 1 find beautiful,