yeah. The Marxist tradition is that we must first conquer the state and use it to defend the revolution -- and of course implement democratic decisions -- and later it will wither away if the revolution is successfully defended and the state is truly democratic. The anarchists seem to want it to wither first.
>On the question of eminent domain Sam Smith passed along a
suggestion from a reader that I think is an excellent one; uses of
eminent domain should require voter approval rather than just be
decided by the politicians. That would stop giveaways to Walmart
without stoping legitimate public use.<
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