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All of this really boils down to one thing: "the state" (political entity) really does NOT like an individual being able to defend his or her self. That collectivist mindset wants you to be dependent upon "the state" for your existence because that will garner them more power. The more collectivist the government, the more they hate the individual (elites, especially those of the political structure exempted, of course).

“All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” --- Lord Acton