The State Its History And Development Viewed So... -

Systems are built to keep track of the "surplus" wealth being taken.

The State did not begin because people sat around a campfire and agreed to follow rules for the common good. Instead, it was born from .

Seizing the fruits of others' labor by force (robbery and conquest). 2. The Birth of the State The State Its History and Development Viewed So...

The State promotes the idea that the rulers are divinely chosen or naturally superior to keep the subjects from revolting. 5. The End Goal: The "Freemen's Citizenship"

This book, written by German sociologist and published in 1908 (English translation in 1914), is a classic of political sociology. It challenges the "social contract" theory and offers a more cynical, power-based origin story for how governments began. Here is the "story" of the state according to Oppenheimer: 1. The Two Ways to Live Systems are built to keep track of the

The State then evolves to make this exploitation look legitimate:

A hierarchy is created to manage the collection of tribute. Seizing the fruits of others' labor by force

Working, producing, and exchanging (peaceful trade).