You raised a point that has caused me to appreciate Hobbs. The leviathan is comprises of the peasants and the dictator. The head of the leviathan is the dictator. The body (peasants) are culpable for the crimes of the leviathan, of which they are a part.
Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory.[2]
I never read it, so I’m not sure where I stand on social contract theory. I know where I stand on supporting rebels we really are clueless about. The Colonel has actually listened to us in the past, although if everything about Lockerbie is true, he does have a streak of get even.