Interesting etymological analysis. You sound like you're well educated in literature, could that be the problem?

Jan Irvin and Joe Atwill, highly respected researchers, both agree on the "Mind Control" meaning of government, but without doing it myself or seeing the raw research of either of you on this topic it's hard to say which of you espouses the actual truth.

That's irrelevant however, b/c what government does is mind control. Ever heard of MK-Ultra? What about the lies children are taught in public schools, or the propaganda on mainstream media? You can argue all day about the etymology, but in practice and in general government manipulates information to control the hearts and minds of their populace. How else could they maximize their power and influence? Government is a religion and it's chief priests like to keep you in the dark b/c knowledge is power and they never want to give that up.