I’m personally skeptical that a complete lack of states can be achieved in practice. Humanity is simply too diverse, and it’s highly unlikely that everyone will agree on a single common system. Even if it was possible, lack of state would not mean lack of need for management and organization, so you would still have hierarchical structures in place to manage things.
That’s why Engels referred to the remnants left behind from a state that has withered away as the “Administration of Things.” It ceases to be an instrument of class oppression in a classless society, but administration remains a useful tool for Communist production.
I’m personally skeptical that a complete lack of states can be achieved in practice. Humanity is simply too diverse, and it’s highly unlikely that everyone will agree on a single common system. Even if it was possible, lack of state would not mean lack of need for management and organization, so you would still have hierarchical structures in place to manage things.
That’s why Engels referred to the remnants left behind from a state that has withered away as the “Administration of Things.” It ceases to be an instrument of class oppression in a classless society, but administration remains a useful tool for Communist production.
exactly