[The once and future king]

Its not about force, its about power. Force is just one way of obtaining power but it is not the only way.

By power, I mean the ability to control/influence the behavior of another being.

If by social arrangement (pred pricing or whatever) one party can put another party in a situation where they are given the options comply or die, this is the same net result of someone having a gun put to there head and having the choice comply or die.

Naked force is actually a piss poor form of social power. Ability to control or manage social arrangements is far superior.