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https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/27/the-prosecution-of-daniel-penny-is-a-soviet-style-attack-on-the-right-of-self-defense/
As Solzhenitsyn explained, the Soviet state reserved for itself the monopoly on force, punishing self-defense as a form of insubordination. Such policies deliberately cultivated fear and compliance, demoralizing citizens and teaching them to rely solely on the state for protection — a state that often failed to provide it.
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As Solzhenitsyn explained, the Soviet state reserved for itself the monopoly on force, punishing self-defense as a form of insubordination. Such policies deliberately cultivated fear and compliance, demoralizing citizens and teaching them to rely solely on the state for protection — a state that often failed to provide it.
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The Federalist
Prosecution Of Daniel Penny Is A Soviet-Style Attack
The prosecution of Daniel Penny fits a pattern that the Soviet-era Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn would have recognized and detailed.
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