The state has its own interests and does far more than just protect the people. Also in places like Portland a great deal of the destruction is coming from the

The state has its own interests and does far more than just protect the people. Also in places like Portland a great deal of the destruction is coming from the state via the police. The state is not a benign entity here to protect us but a powerful force with its own motivations. I learned a lot about this from listening to talks by Noam Chomsky but there’s other authors that talk about this if he’s not your type.