Actually, I think I've finally got it.
"Private power seeks total hegemony. It seeks complete freedom from all taxation and regulation. After all, freedom from expenses and supervision, the capacity to do anything you want, for free is the very definition of power."
Right there. That may be where the blown fuse is. The sentence "Free is the very definition of power" (given the use of the word "power" in the rest of the comments) practically implodes on itself.
"nobody controls me" equals "I control others?" An inability to think outside the box of "control?"
A test for everyone: Can you think of any major issue or problem where you would consider the idea of solving it with something other than political action is thinkable?