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Hm, the fascism discussion seems to be pointing to an argument I've been hearing recently among the neo-reactionary people, that the myth of WWII (in the sense of "unifying narrative", like the myth of George Washington: so, discussing less about the actual truth (or falsehood) but the narrative...

Eh, yes and no. I could if my son killed someone say it was a legitimate killing. My word would simply have virtually no wieght. A judge has more weight to say so. Unless a higher judge said so. I'm pretty sure even in the loosest feudal hierarchy the king was more or less final arbiter of...

It's a little more sensible to say the government, to be the government, has a monopoly on "legitimate force", or is the "legitimator of force". One may kill a thief, but if the government functions a government judge can determine whether it was a legitimate killing and most people respect...

Are you seriously arguing Lincoln was not anti slavery?