> The state is democratic, not absolute. Laughable - the state has been growing on a one-way trajectory: ever larger, ever more powerful. It is run by bureaucr

> The state is democratic, not absolute. Laughable - the state has been growing on a one-way trajectory: ever larger, ever more powerful. It is run by bureaucrats who look after their own interests first, and who have no feedback loop between their own performance and reality. Think about this next time you go to the DMV or have to wait in line to see a doctor or deal with some kafkaesque snarl of paperwork. Your democratic will counts for nothing in the face of limitless state power.