[tortoise]

The state exists to serve society first, then the indivdual, in that order.

Society is nothing more than the sum of the individuals contained within it. Therefore, the state ALWAYS serves individuals, though not always the individuals it claims to be serving.

Anyone who claims to be using the state to serve society is merely attempting to obfuscate which individuals it is that the state is ultimately serving.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

Anyone who claims to be using the state to serve society is merely attempting to obfuscate which individuals it is that the state is ultimately serving.

That is very well put.

[gondramB]

>> Society is nothing more than the sum of the individuals contained within it. Therefore, the state ALWAYS serves individuals, though not always the individuals it claims to be serving.

Anyone who claims to be using the state to serve society is merely attempting to obfuscate which individuals it is that the state is ultimately serving.<<


Thats a little broad - there are legimate uses of state to serve society- where the task is both something that cannot be accomplished by private enterprise and is a power that has been properly given by the people to the state.