> W, like Hobbes, is simply scared shitless of being physically hurt, and
> therefore he can't not support all the repressive powers of the state
> which he hopes might keep him safe.
I too am scared shitless of being physically hurt. To this extent I can sympathize with W. Where I can't quite follow him is in the elevation of this shitlessness to a Kantian universal law. People like me must not be hurt... Says who? I don't relish the prospect, admittedly.