My friend RJ Rummel says 262 million killed by governments in the 20th Century. But the concept of a state distinct from the church is modern. The welfare and warfare state is Bismarck's "contribution" to mankind. We are seeing the results of 150 years of state domination of society. But the decentralised nature of information and money affords us the opportunity to build an actual civilisation or many. See my L5News Substack for thoughts.