group,	even	though	both	are
owned	by	the	same	state
and	what	is	more	are
dialectically	united	by	their	interest
in	maintaining	high	oil	prices
on	the	world	market.	Each
particular	industry's	security	service	combats
the	threat	of	sabotage,	while
organizing	it,	when	necessary,	against
their	rivals:	a	company	with
important	interests	in	undersea	tunnels
will	be	favorably	disposed	to
the	hazards	of	ferries	and
may	bribe	newspapers	in	financial
trouble	to	ensure	they	spot
these	hazards	without	delay	and
without	too	much	reflection;	a
company	competing	with	Sandoz	will
be	indifferent	to	underground	springs
in	the	Rhine	valley.	Secrets
are	subject	to	secret	surveillance.
Thus	each	of	these	organizations,
all	subtly	united	around	the
executives	of	raison	d'etat,	aspires
to	its	own	private	hegemony
of	meaning.	For	meaning	has
been	lost	along	with	an
identifiable	center. Going	from	success	to
success,	until	1968	modern	society
was	convinced	it	was	loved.