In a fiat world, the choice is between government warlords and corporate warlords. In a Bitcoin world, the people are actually sovereign.

I agree.

Yet, there will still be warlords that need the ass beat.

Sound money is always needed, what is also needed is the ability to protect it.

To me the answer is another issue sound money solves. Larger family units, Scottish style clans.

It is these houses ability to unite to defend the fruits of sound money that keeps the warlords at bay.