In "Civil Disobedience" Henry David Thoreau said "The lawyer's truth is not the Truth..."
That is the heart of the matter, because The State, what most people call "government", is built entirely upon "lawyer truth" rather than the Truth.
A gigantic pyramid has been constructed on a squishy swamp with nothing to give it stability, except those desperately trying to prop it up and keep it from capsizing or sinking. But sink it will. And it will crush and drag down those who don't give it space.
The wise thing to do seems to be to see the Truth, laugh at "lawyer truth", and get as far away from the top-heavy edifice that so many look to with admiration even as it dooms them.
And keep respecting the Truth.
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