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Fascism and Democracy: The State Monopoly on Violence

You cannot legally commit murder. But the State can, and often does

I will be held accountable if I end a life. World leaders can order deaths and face no justice at all. | Photo by on

I’m in a philosophical mood today.

I’ve been watching again, or more accurately bingeing it obsessively. Watching Team Cockroach wrestle with the ethics of punishment, morality, and existentialism is really fun.

If you haven’t watched it, go do that. Drop all the things and run. You won’t regret it. On top of being entertaining as fork, it’s also among the most thought-provoking series that I’ve ever seen. It’s practically a Philosophy 101 course wrapped in a wacky comedy coating.

At some point, I plan to do a deep dive on the show and the many-layered, fascinating lessons it contains. Please watch it all the way through before I release that article — you’ll thank me for not spoiling it!

The show focuses mainly on morality and ethics, but there are many branches of philosophy, and all are just as fascinating. I’m certainly not an expert, but I find it really interesting to study in my free time.

But thanks to my recent return to the zany world of Chidi’s personal hell, I’m sitting back in my chair…