Addresses like the State of Union are one part of the continuous communications of government people with non-government people. The government people want to hold the State together. They have to communicate with State- supporters (of any and all parties or persuasions) and potential State-supporters. Valuation and approval are subjective. The State maintains a polity by inducing its supporters to value the gains they get from it more than the losses they receive from it. The root problem with the State is its insistence, backed up by force, that everyone within its borders, which are imposed by force, is and … Continue reading Politicians Create Political Groups or Polities