people are deeply confused about the nature of the state. obama yesterday remarked that gaddafi has 'lost his legitimacy.' now first of all i've argued that no government (for example, obama's) has legitimacy, but what in the world would cause you to think that gaddafi ever had any legitimacy? is a military coup a social contract? then cnn is doing a piece right now on worries that the libyan government's weaponry "might fall into the wrong hands." whose are the right hands? moammar fucking gaddafi's? the government of libya's? we're concerned that the weapons will fall into the hands of 'terrorists.' meanwhile he's using whatever he has left to strafe his own population. it's like people just can't think around this government thing at all, like it's a totally effective smokescreen or fireproof theatrical curtain.