The third pattern that he suggests is present in political power is thought control, which, as previously mentioned, refers to citizens being lured into a false consciousness so that what the state does seems to be in line with what individuals want. Therefore, if we are never the product of our thoughts, how can we ever be said to have given authority? If citizens were in a false conscience, their granting of authority would never be based on reasons true to them, thus rendering the authority null and void. This model of power therefore makes the coexistence of power and authority like