Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State points out that the state acquires this support by means of its court intellectuals, who frame power as “public service,” while framing skepticism as childish, antisocial, or “conspiratorial”—especially the simple habit of asking cui bono (“who benefits?”). Often the hidden axiom is that the state is the default problem-solver, and private action is derivative or suspicious. In text, this is the language of modality: “must,” “cannot,” “inevitably,” “there is no alternative.” Watch for phrases like this: “We must act now”; “This policy is necessary”; “There is no choice but to…”; “Experts agree that we cannot…”
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Published at: 2026-01-25 23:00:00
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