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"There's no need to get the government involved, the person stabbing you in the face will stop when they get tired."

In that case they literally almost always only get involved long after the stabbing is over.

So by that argument allow the merger and if it turns out antitrust fine the ever living shit out of them.

Right! Better to destroy a business via government intervention “just in case”

Consumer protection is not "destroying a business"