mleku on Nostr: coercion is where you make threats and give the option you want with no threat ...

coercion is where you make threats and give the option you want with no threat attached

it's threat, not force, they may or may not be able to actually do it, teh point is it's manipulation and it requires "exemplary violence" against a few to make everyone scared

the monopoly on drugs works like this, as does taxation

there is a difference between a threat and actual violence

they can't use force all the time or they would have an uprising and that's the end