Empire is a Beast

Empire is a figment of imaginations, like money or god. Empire is a mass delusion that has power because people contribute their belief and effort to it. Empire exists only because people submit to it, willingly or not. Empire would rather people flock to it out of admiration, awe, or devotion. Empire will settle for manipulation or oppression.

Empire takes on a life of its own. Empire must grow. Empire demands to be fed.

Empires devour the landscape upon which they depend. Empires are willfully ignorant or this foolishness on the one hand, and on the other hand concoct fanciful stories about how they alone are exceptional.

Empire uses fear to enforce conformity. Empire can more easily manipulate and control a singularity. Therefore, Empire does not tolerate deviance or dissent, or will only tolerate them as much as Empire must for the moment before tightening the vice grip.

Empire uses deception to fool the individuals and masses. Empires tells them what Empire believes they want to hear, so that they more readily believe and follow Empire. If necessary, Empire will offer two choices, but the differences are a facade, as both options are essentially the same: exactly what Empire wants. Empire will never willingly allow its subordinates freedom. Empire will never willingly give up power. Empire will only seek greater and greater power.

Empires will use whatever means, for only ends matter. The only thing is that matter is that Empire grows, dominates, and controls all.

Empire will use religion, particularly if the religion demands submission to blind faith. Empire will use economy if it enslaves workers by chain or paycheck.

Empire demands obedience to authority of parent, elder family member, school teacher, religious teachings, and workplace bosses. Empire does not care if authority is abused downward if it maintains order and submission to Empire. Empire only cares when abuse is directed upward, or when abuse is so bad that there is revolt.

Empire is lurking everywhere. You can kill Empire in Christianity, but then it rebirths in Islam. You can kill Empire in fascist capitalism (United States of America and Russia), but then it rebirths in totalitarian statism (USSR and People's Republic of China).

You can never let your guard down against Empire. It is like an invasive species.

Everyone must fight to Empire with whatever means, skills, and resources they have. The only way to defeat Empire is by many different people attacking Empire from many different approaches. Empire must be undermined, sabotaged, subverted, and assaulted. There is no one right way to live or defend--that is how Empire thinks--but heart and judgment guide.