Forum Post: Crackdowns Show What the State is Made Of
Posted 12 years ago on Oct. 31, 2011, 7:49 a.m. EST by darrenlobo
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The politicians who decide how to direct state force are influenced by people with power. They are often themselves elites before taking office, and they do what they can for those who help keep them in power. They act in the interest of “stability”: Not the stability of the average person, but the stability of the system. Their priority is not for average people to live comfortably in the knowledge that they are on solid ground so long as they work reasonably and help each other. Their priority is to secure the wealth machinery that fuels political power.
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