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George Bush Junior prépare sa population à la guerre. Ben Laden sert d’épouvantail. La War on Terror sera celle contre toutes les libertés. Au nom de la sécurité, la loi se durcit. Le code va payer, parler. Violation de la vie privée, réduction du droit de la défense, six semaines après les attentats, le Patriot Act institue toutes les dispositions

Segundo a tradição hobbesiana, o Estado tem liberdade para perseguir suas metas com relação aos outros Estados sem quaisquer restrições morais e legais. Isso porque a política internacional seria um reino onde prevalece o vácuo moral e legal, respaldando condutas de auto-afirmação pelos próprios interesses.

The reason that Hobbes gives for supporting the State, namely that it is the only alternative to anarchy, is in the main a valid one. A State may, however, be so bad that temporary anarchy seems preferable to its continuance, as in France in 1789 and in Russia in 1917. Moreover the tendency of every government towards tyranny cannot be kept in

A key tactic used by the New Right is forcing the enemy to make difficult choices. Are they going to be held to the principles they espouse, or are they going to be loyal to their own people? When they are in complete control, they can get away with doing both.

War is not an act of unchecked ruthlessness but a declared contest between bounded societies, or states. If a state has no enemies it has no boundaries. To keep its definitions clear a state must stimulate danger to itself.

He admits, however, one limitation on the duty of submission to sovereigns. The right of self-preservation he regards as absolute, and subjects have the right of self-defence, even against monarchs. This is logical, since he has made self-preservation the motive for instituting government. On this ground he holds (though with limitations) that a