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Mobilization - The Heart of Power for States
mobilization was one of the things that caused the nation's state to come into being. What iam arguing now is that mobilization is no longer under the control of states or armies. It's now under control of s or sometimes nefarious actors. Sometimes we can mobilize for good things, if it's a, you know, a cause that you support. You're bringing attention to abuse of power, police killings. There are lots of ways that mobilization is is bringing positive effects. But it's also bringing people to the battlefield. Not just isis isis is the example that everyone knows best. That was the most dramatic example. But we also see mobilization of people to carry out violence individually.
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