Comment: I know the state doesn't exist without people. I never claimed it did. But it is a unique institution in our world. The one institution that claims a monopoly on the use of force and violence. That's what makes it dangerous.

"Yes, we are all mentally ill." -- Speak for yourself.
"We operate out of scarcity rather than abundance. Or are you in denial as well?" -- No, I'm not in denial. Scarcity of many resources is a reality not a fabrication of someone's imagination. To think it is would, indeed, be a sign of mental illness.