The fundamental reason for a tribe, a village, a nation-state is defense of the group. No matter how much this is obfuscated with social welfare programs, etc, it is still the core. If the state will not live up to this one central principle, other groups will form to take up that role, and in the end, render the state an impotent facade of "government".
Good for him.
ReplyDeleteThe fellow evacuating the area of the London Bridge attack, pint-in-hand is not the same level, but pretty good too.
The fundamental reason for a tribe, a village, a nation-state is defense of the group. No matter how much this is obfuscated with social welfare programs, etc, it is still the core. If the state will not live up to this one central principle, other groups will form to take up that role, and in the end, render the state an impotent facade of "government".
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