I did a little post on the metaphor of worship of the NATION as a virus, the idea being that when people become nationalistic and worship the NATION, the STATE is normally the outcome of that mental idea. Hence, NATION worship begets both the STATE and State worship. As an anarchist, I view support of the “Republic”, the “Nation”, the “Union”, the “Military”, the “Constitution”, the “Homeland”, the “U.S. borders”, all as supporting the State and causing it as well. It’s common for people who support the State also to fall back on “SOCIETY” as an ideological support. They are … Continue reading The State As A Virus of the Mind