• sayssanford [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    The state, for communists, is a physical thing, it is the police, army, prisons etc that protect class society. Only if Amazon hires a private army can it become part of the state. This is what we mean by the state. It is important to have exact definitions, because when we say things like "sieze state power" or "abolish the state", we mean those specific things, we don't mean all administrative bodies in general.

    Under communism, there would obviously be administrative bodies, but they do not form a state. The very lack of private property implies that physical force is no longer is a necessary condition for human organization, and there would be no need for the state.