The hyper-militarised state deceives itself before deceiving its citizens

Evidence

It is geared to deal with threats if they come from other armed states, so it pretends — deceives itself, and then attempts to deceive us — that this is in accord with the actual geopolitical situation. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1449

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Imperial dispositions may be the template for modern political self-deception — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1412; The state conceals rather than reveals actual political practice — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims: Race and Labor in…, 633; The state functions as an ideological mask concealing actual political practices

Broader Connections

• Imperial dispositions may be the template for modern political self-deception #expands (0.88) — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1412
• The state functions as an ideological mask concealing actual political practices #expands (0.88)
• The state conceals rather than reveals actual political practice #expands (0.85) — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims, 633