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"The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State" by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 3)
Red Menace
The End of the State
Engels says that the state arises out of a necessity based on the division of society into classes. He makes clear throughout this text that the state's role has shifted in different epochs of class society. The state rises to manage these contradictions and moderate the conflict, but interestingly, by placing itself above society, it also becomes alienated from society. And I think we can use our own current period of time as an example... We feel very alienated from the state as such," he said.
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