We talk a lot about totalitarianism — the violence of a State that overwhelms you.
But almost nobody talks about the opposite:
mistalitarianism —
the violence of a State that isn’t there at all.
Ghost courts.
Phantom convictions.
Punishment without a tribunal that can be shown to exist.
This is not fiction.
This is the Single Justice Procedure.
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But almost nobody talks about the opposite:
mistalitarianism —
the violence of a State that isn’t there at all.
Ghost courts.
Phantom convictions.
Punishment without a tribunal that can be shown to exist.
This is not fiction.
This is the Single Justice Procedure.
👉 https://newsletter.marting...
Mistalitarianism: the violence of non-being
Mistalitarianism is the violence that arises when the State demands obedience to a legal outcome while refusing to prove that the authority issuing it exists
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07:07 AM - Dec 10, 2025
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