The State as Modern-Day Superstition: Unraveling the Illusions of Authority

Tags: Antipolitics, Big Government, Politics, Progressivism, The Police State, U.S. History

09/23/2023 Michael Matulef

To progressive elites, the state (at least one run by progressives) is omniscient and all-powerful. To anyone with understanding, the state is an entity usually run by gangsters.

Original Article: The State as Modern-Day Superstition: Unraveling the Illusions of Authority

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