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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

How is that different from a state, aside from the decentralization of power?

What would prevent centralization of power?

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 52 minutes ago (1 children)

aside from the decentralization of power?

That's the whole point. If your state concept is broad enough to entail any organization of a certain size, be my gast in a council republic

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 2 points 37 minutes ago

If your state concept is broad enough to entail any organization of a certain size, be my gast in a council republic

It's somewhere along the lines of "any organization that handles the administrative work and protection for a given territory".

And I don't think that's all that broad of a definition, and it includes your world wide net of councils as a state.

Importantly, you didn't answer the second question:

What would prevent centralization of power?