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zeld--i am not sure about that last bit--it seems that the relative power of the state is greatly influenced by whether and how people organize themselves, what kind of political action they take, and how that action is assimilated, be it through law or through shifting the general frame of reference. if you look at the history of any country, you'll find that line too wavering, like all others do. the problem is that people have to be able to organize themselves, to understand that acting collectively is the only way to get social power in the present context--which is why the suspicion being cast upon collective action these days is something to fight---if people understand themselves as isolated individuals only, then, sadly, what you say in the last lines of your post, maybe well turn out to be true---but it is not inevitable.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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