I mean, it’s important to recognize that this is the anarchist’s theory. The ML theory is different. The ML theory is that the state will wither away when the conditions that give rise to the state change. The anarchist theory is that the conditions that give rise to the state will never change if the state is in place.
So far, neither theory has successfully ended the state.
Self-preservation of the state means exercising authority over the citizens. It means the state will never wither away, it will only maintain itself.
I mean, it’s important to recognize that this is the anarchist’s theory. The ML theory is different. The ML theory is that the state will wither away when the conditions that give rise to the state change. The anarchist theory is that the conditions that give rise to the state will never change if the state is in place.
So far, neither theory has successfully ended the state.