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  1. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    There are some among philosophers and statesmen who think that the State can have an excellence of its own, and not merely as a means to the welfare of the citizens. I cannot see any reason to agree with this view. “The State” is an abstraction; it does not feel pleasure or pain, it has no hopes or fears, and what we think of as its purposes are really the purposes of individuals who direct it. When we think concretely, not abstractly, we find, in place of “the State,” certain people who have more power than falls to the share of most men. And so glorification of “the State” turns out to be, in fact, glorification of a governing minority. No democrat can tolerate such a fundamentally unjust theory.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Lecture (1949-01-30), “Individual and Social Ethics,” Reith Lecture, No. 6, BBC Radio

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/834…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #government #leadership #minority #oligarchy #power #state #statepower

  2. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    There are some among philosophers and statesmen who think that the State can have an excellence of its own, and not merely as a means to the welfare of the citizens. I cannot see any reason to agree with this view. “The State” is an abstraction; it does not feel pleasure or pain, it has no hopes or fears, and what we think of as its purposes are really the purposes of individuals who direct it. When we think concretely, not abstractly, we find, in place of “the State,” certain people who have more power than falls to the share of most men. And so glorification of “the State” turns out to be, in fact, glorification of a governing minority. No democrat can tolerate such a fundamentally unjust theory.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Lecture (1949-01-30), “Individual and Social Ethics,” Reith Lecture, No. 6, BBC Radio

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/834…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #government #leadership #minority #oligarchy #power #state #statepower

  3. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    There are some among philosophers and statesmen who think that the State can have an excellence of its own, and not merely as a means to the welfare of the citizens. I cannot see any reason to agree with this view. “The State” is an abstraction; it does not feel pleasure or pain, it has no hopes or fears, and what we think of as its purposes are really the purposes of individuals who direct it. When we think concretely, not abstractly, we find, in place of “the State,” certain people who have more power than falls to the share of most men. And so glorification of “the State” turns out to be, in fact, glorification of a governing minority. No democrat can tolerate such a fundamentally unjust theory.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Lecture (1949-01-30), “Individual and Social Ethics,” Reith Lecture, No. 6, BBC Radio

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/834…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #government #leadership #minority #oligarchy #power #state #statepower

  4. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    There are some among philosophers and statesmen who think that the State can have an excellence of its own, and not merely as a means to the welfare of the citizens. I cannot see any reason to agree with this view. “The State” is an abstraction; it does not feel pleasure or pain, it has no hopes or fears, and what we think of as its purposes are really the purposes of individuals who direct it. When we think concretely, not abstractly, we find, in place of “the State,” certain people who have more power than falls to the share of most men. And so glorification of “the State” turns out to be, in fact, glorification of a governing minority. No democrat can tolerate such a fundamentally unjust theory.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Lecture (1949-01-30), “Individual and Social Ethics,” Reith Lecture, No. 6, BBC Radio

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/834…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #government #leadership #minority #oligarchy #power #state #statepower

  5. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    There are some among philosophers and statesmen who think that the State can have an excellence of its own, and not merely as a means to the welfare of the citizens. I cannot see any reason to agree with this view. “The State” is an abstraction; it does not feel pleasure or pain, it has no hopes or fears, and what we think of as its purposes are really the purposes of individuals who direct it. When we think concretely, not abstractly, we find, in place of “the State,” certain people who have more power than falls to the share of most men. And so glorification of “the State” turns out to be, in fact, glorification of a governing minority. No democrat can tolerate such a fundamentally unjust theory.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Lecture (1949-01-30), “Individual and Social Ethics,” Reith Lecture, No. 6, BBC Radio

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/834…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #government #leadership #minority #oligarchy #power #state #statepower

  6. Good points in here.

    Yes, hypocrisy and arbitrariness are running amuck at the moment but the real danger is allowing mistrust in free enterprise (with appropriate regulations) to support a situation where there it becomes ok for using heavy-handed state power for arbitrary coercion. That is far more dangerous than any individual company's situation. theargumentmag.com/p/anthropic #Anthropic #StatePower #FreeSociety #FreeEnterprise #Coercion #Pentagon #AI #Principles #Policy #Hypocrisy #Business

  7. Good points in here.

    Yes, hypocrisy and arbitrariness are running amuck at the moment but the real danger is allowing mistrust in free enterprise (with appropriate regulations) to support a situation where there it becomes ok for using heavy-handed state power for arbitrary coercion. That is far more dangerous than any individual company's situation. theargumentmag.com/p/anthropic #Anthropic #StatePower #FreeSociety #FreeEnterprise #Coercion #Pentagon #AI #Principles #Policy #Hypocrisy #Business

  8. Good points in here.

    Yes, hypocrisy and arbitrariness are running amuck at the moment but the real danger is allowing mistrust in free enterprise (with appropriate regulations) to support a situation where there it becomes ok for using heavy-handed state power for arbitrary coercion. That is far more dangerous than any individual company's situation. theargumentmag.com/p/anthropic #Anthropic #StatePower #FreeSociety #FreeEnterprise #Coercion #Pentagon #AI #Principles #Policy #Hypocrisy #Business

  9. Good points in here.

    Yes, hypocrisy and arbitrariness are running amuck at the moment but the real danger is allowing mistrust in free enterprise (with appropriate regulations) to support a situation where there it becomes ok for using heavy-handed state power for arbitrary coercion. That is far more dangerous than any individual company's situation. theargumentmag.com/p/anthropic

  10. Good points in here.

    Yes, hypocrisy and arbitrariness are running amuck at the moment but the real danger is allowing mistrust in free enterprise (with appropriate regulations) to support a situation where there it becomes ok for using heavy-handed state power for arbitrary coercion. That is far more dangerous than any individual company's situation. theargumentmag.com/p/anthropic #Anthropic #StatePower #FreeSociety #FreeEnterprise #Coercion #Pentagon #AI #Principles #Policy #Hypocrisy #Business

  11. The UDHR doesn't grant rights — it declares them. Then Article 29 quietly hands the state a master key to revoke any of them for "general welfare".

    A right the state can limit is a license. A freedom requiring permission is a privilege with better branding.

    🔗 kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/

    #HumanRights #UDHR #Statepower #Liberty #Sovereignty #Philosophy

  12. The UDHR doesn't grant rights — it declares them. Then Article 29 quietly hands the state a master key to revoke any of them for "general welfare".

    A right the state can limit is a license. A freedom requiring permission is a privilege with better branding.

    🔗 kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/

    #HumanRights #UDHR #Statepower #Liberty #Sovereignty #Philosophy

  13. The UDHR doesn't grant rights — it declares them. Then Article 29 quietly hands the state a master key to revoke any of them for "general welfare".

    A right the state can limit is a license. A freedom requiring permission is a privilege with better branding.

    🔗 kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/

    #HumanRights #UDHR #Statepower #Liberty #Sovereignty #Philosophy

  14. The UDHR doesn't grant rights — it declares them. Then Article 29 quietly hands the state a master key to revoke any of them for "general welfare".

    A right the state can limit is a license. A freedom requiring permission is a privilege with better branding.

    🔗 kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/

    #HumanRights #UDHR #Statepower #Liberty #Sovereignty #Philosophy

  15. SKROETFEST, Zwolle: Zeke, Skroetbalg, State Power, Antillectual, March, more

    Hedon, Saturday, April 11 at 04:00 PM GMT+2

    Skroetfest - zaterdag 11 april 2026 – Hedon Zwolle. Zet die datum rood in je agenda, want Zwolle wordt die dag weer geannexeerd tot Drents grondgebied tijdens Skroetbalg's vierde editie van SKROETFEST! Vorig jaar was het káts uitverkocht dus zie hier de eerste redenen om snel je kaarten veilig te stellen: https://www.hedon-zwolle.nl/voorstelling/32677/skroetfest-2026

    calendar.askapunk.nl/event/skr

  16. The state claims moral authority while systematically violating every principle it demands you uphold. Ten commandments. Ten inversions. One question: Will you keep bowing?

    🔗 kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/

    #StatePower #Sovereignty #PoliticalPhilosophy #Voluntarism

  17. The state claims moral authority while systematically violating every principle it demands you uphold. Ten commandments. Ten inversions. One question: Will you keep bowing?

    🔗 kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/

    #StatePower #Sovereignty #PoliticalPhilosophy #Voluntarism

  18. Why wouldn’t you just want a minster to be able to edit any software or hardware used in a critical service? Fed up with E2EE then just remove it for national security reasons, want more surveillance capacity just add it in to the software or hardware. #cyberbill #statepower #surveillance

  19. Why wouldn’t you just want a minster to be able to edit any software or hardware used in a critical service? Fed up with E2EE then just remove it for national security reasons, want more surveillance capacity just add it in to the software or hardware. #cyberbill #statepower #surveillance

  20. Why wouldn’t you just want a minster to be able to edit any software or hardware used in a critical service? Fed up with E2EE then just remove it for national security reasons, want more surveillance capacity just add it in to the software or hardware. #cyberbill #statepower #surveillance

  21. Why wouldn’t you just want a minster to be able to edit any software or hardware used in a critical service? Fed up with E2EE then just remove it for national security reasons, want more surveillance capacity just add it in to the software or hardware. #cyberbill #statepower #surveillance

  22. #OTD January 30, 1930

    Soviet Politburo orders the confiscation of land from Kulaks during Dekulakization. Administrative actions framed as policy become tools of punishment when power seeks compliance over consent.

    Photo credit: public domain
    #history #statepower #repression

  23. Ken Paxton isn’t trying to win abortion cases. He’s testing whether state power can cross borders through fear, attrition, and lawfare. That’s the real fight.
    #AbortionRights #Lawfare #Federalism #StatePower

    cherokeeschill.com/2026/01/29/

  24. Ken Paxton isn’t trying to win abortion cases. He’s testing whether state power can cross borders through fear, attrition, and lawfare. That’s the real fight.
    #AbortionRights #Lawfare #Federalism #StatePower

    cherokeeschill.com/2026/01/29/

  25. Ken Paxton isn’t trying to win abortion cases. He’s testing whether state power can cross borders through fear, attrition, and lawfare. That’s the real fight.
    #AbortionRights #Lawfare #Federalism #StatePower

    cherokeeschill.com/2026/01/29/

  26. Ken Paxton isn’t trying to win abortion cases. He’s testing whether state power can cross borders through fear, attrition, and lawfare. That’s the real fight.
    #AbortionRights #Lawfare #Federalism #StatePower

    cherokeeschill.com/2026/01/29/

  27. #OTD January 13, 532

    The Nika riots erupt in Constantinople. Public anger detonates after people decide the system answers only to itself.

    Photo credit: public domain
    #january13th #nikariots #protest #statepower #history

  28. ⬆️ @time @top-stories-time

    #TIME fellates #Trump.

    "His leadership approach is very #American. But it is also very #Roman…"

    Actually, Trump's approach is very un-American and not very Roman either, because "What made [Roman] friendships work was trust."

    Trump has repeatedly betrayed allies and showed that he cannot be trusted.

    His position shifts with who he talked to last, and it is solely for his personal enrichment than for consolidating #StatePower.

    time.com/7327223/understand-tr

  29. ⬆️ @time @top-stories-time

    #TIME fellates #Trump.

    "His leadership approach is very #American. But it is also very #Roman…"

    Actually, Trump's approach is very un-American and not very Roman either, because "What made [Roman] friendships work was trust."

    Trump has repeatedly betrayed allies and showed that he cannot be trusted.

    His position shifts with who he talked to last, and it is solely for his personal enrichment than for consolidating #StatePower.

    time.com/7327223/understand-tr