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The document discusses two contradictory dynamics that emerged in the late 18th century: the establishment of the capitalist mode of production and the nation-state, which enabled the emergence of democracy as a social system. It argues that while democracy and capitalism have coexisted under different political regimes, capitalism feeds off the nation-state, and the attempt to implement an unrestrained free market has historically led societies to develop alternative social organizations in self-defense.