. . . and allies [is] to explain to the public that the Emperor does indeed have a fine set of clothes . . . the ideologists must explain that, while theft by one or more persons or groups is bad and criminal, that when the State engages in such acts it is not theft but the legitimate and even sanctified act called ‘taxation.’ The ideologists must explain that murder by one or more persons or groups is bad and must be punished, but that when the State kills it is not murder but an exalted act known as ‘war’ or … Continue reading ‘The Function of the State’s Ideological Minions . . .