Sure, and that speaks at least partially to the incorrectness of the classic theory of the state in those branches of Marxism. (I don't throw the baby out with

Sure, and that speaks at least partially to the incorrectness of the classic theory of the state in those branches of Marxism. (I don't throw the baby out with the bathwater though. There are theoreticians who have added a lot more nuance here, especially Poulantzas)