Regarding political government as a disease is most useful. Recently I read Plagues And Peoples by William H. McNeill, (1976 Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden City, New York). Here are his thoughts on the subject: (pp. 53—55) "Before proceeding further with disease history, it is worth pointing out the parallels between the microparasitism of infectious disease and the macroparasitism of military operations. Only when civilized communities had built up a certain level of wealth and skill did war and raiding become an economically viable enterprise. But seizing the harvest by force, if it led to speedy death of the agricultural work force … Continue reading State Disease