The state is not diseased. The state is not a battlefield. The state is an egregoric symbiote that has mutualist and parasitic modes of operating.
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When we do it the wrong way we succumb to base instincts and act out our predatory urges. This is politics when it doesn't work. Parasitic states are preying upon their own bodies.
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America in 2018 has a near fatal parasite load. We're really close to collapse here.pic.twitter.com/Wgl70hX2bm
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We may be able to recover but NOT if our metaphors are wrong. The "Ship of State" metaphor is delusive. Our entire culture is captivated by this broken metaphor which leads to the dichotomy of "repair the broken ship" vs. "win the battle against the mutineers".
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