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The Monopoly of Violence

This is centralabout what's at stake, meaning the place of the policein democracy and the...

This is central
about what's at stake, meaning the place of the police
in democracy and the very definition
of what a democracy is

Full Transcript

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This is central about what's at stake,
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meaning the place of the police in democracy
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and the very definition of what a democracy is.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:25
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
The question is whether we position it as the horizon, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
The question is whether we position it as the horizon,
But it's been falsified, with a screen of false democracy in front of it. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
But it's been falsified, with a screen of false democra...
Democracy has been reduced to instrumental formulas. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
Democracy has been reduced to instrumental formulas.
We're told that if we have free elections, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:09
We're told that if we have free elections,
Those are some of the means of democracy. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
Those are some of the means of democracy.
They're necessary. I don't disregard them. But they're not enough. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
They're necessary. I don't disregard them. But the...
The paradox is that, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
The paradox is that,
Sometimes we let them get out of hand, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
Sometimes we let them get out of hand,
A preventive regime is one in which - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
A preventive regime is one in which
To avoid demonstrations, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:09
To avoid demonstrations,
No one sees a thing, people are arrested at home, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
No one sees a thing, people are arrested at home,
Preventively, their means of communication are cut off, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
Preventively, their means of communication are cut off,
And you can see that - The Monopoly of Violence 00:18
And you can see that
And you get Emmanuel Macron trying to defend himself - The Monopoly of Violence 00:10
And you get Emmanuel Macron trying to defend himself
As if we were planning to enter the National Assembly! - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
As if we were planning to enter the National Assembly!
In legal terms, a regime is authoritarian - The Monopoly of Violence 00:14
In legal terms, a regime is authoritarian
We're not really there yet. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
We're not really there yet.
But that the power in place has authoritarian tendencies, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
But that the power in place has authoritarian tendencies,
The debate is in the street - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
The debate is in the street
Will democracies follow the lead of preventive regimes? - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
Will democracies follow the lead of preventive regimes?