@collage_dropout: “The state no longer exists to serve us. We exist to serve and glorify the state. It becomes an entity of force unto itself — a powerful abstract symbol claiming our ultimate loyalty, a moral object treated as self-justifying, whose existence and growth are considered ends in themselves.” - Michael Parenti, Super Patriotism vs Real Patriotism (1988) #marxism #leftism #communism #socialism #anarchism