User:Skakkle/security state (1)

A security state [definition1] (sometimes "national security state") is a state whose security concerns and interests pervade its structure, planning, government, and civilian life to some extent. For now, Israel is a prime example.

Israeli settler expansion logic
A crystal clear example or this rationale underpinning a security state can be seen in the rhetoric of the most aggressive of members of the Israeli settler movement. [see Israeli settler movement) (Example: Gush Katif § 2023 developments / The Israelis who campaign to occupy Gaza | DW News).

The United States
The US is generally not considered to be a security state, although there are trends that indicate it has moved in that direction in various respects since 9/11.

Part of this popularly held view is the core American values of personal and political. According to that view, the state exists to protect the people's freedom & prosperity, not merely to survive or counter outside threats.