It should be obvious to most Americans the state is not working in their best interest. Approval of Congress is at an all-time low, although, since July, it has risen from 17 percent to 22 percent. When polled, Americans single out inflation and the economy, the affordability of healthcare, and violent crime as the most important issues. Fear of Russia figures far down on the list.

For the state, the primary focus is not the health and security of the American people. No, for the state and its “partners” and “stakeholders,” the primary focus is war, theft, and subjugation in the name of neoliberal conquest.

Most people understand, if often vaguely, the endpoint of war—the collapse of civilization, possibly the end of life on the planet. The average person believes negotiations should be front and center when a war begins, but this is anathema to the “humanitarian interventionists” now in charge of foreign policy.