Besides posing as father and mother, the friendly uncle who always brings a nice gift for the kids, can be exploited to confuse tax subjects into hierarchical unchosen obedience. Take a common name for this uncle, so avoid uncle Dimitri if you are an African ruler.

The principle is the same, link the state to the family, as they are both unchosen relation ships with hierarchical obedience.

" Sometimes terror is very productive. This is the policy: keep putting on pressure until people cry 'uncle' "

--Edgar Chamorro, contra leader