Critic: Political utility determines the popularity of a metaphor  In authoritarian societies, the metaphor of society as a human body governed by a head is pervasive
Ttherefore, the society-as-body metaphor, with its connection between society' s proper functioning and governance by a head, promotes greater acceptance of authoritarian repression than do other metaphors, such as likening society to a family
In authoritarian societies, the metaphor of society as a family is just as pervasive as the society-as-body metaphor.