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The difference between society and the state

Posted on June 19th, 2008 by Jackie Danicki

Adriana:

People don’t seem to differentiate between the state and society - two separate realms that relate to the individual in fundamentally different ways. The state is political and the society, well, social. One of the features of communism (or any totalitarianism) is the explicit aim to politicise the social. In such systems, everything is political and the power is taken away from the society and individual for political purposes. Therefore, I distrust and thwart the state wherever I can. I support and strengthen society to the best of my abilities.

[Note to my fellow Americans: “State” is used interchangeably with government.”]

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One Response to “The difference between society and the state”

  1. 5chw4r7z, on June 20th, 2008 at 7:26 am Said:

    I don’t know why but when you wrote “my fellow Americans” Obama popped into my head. All you needed to do was end the sentence with, “with liberty and justice for all”

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