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A UNIFIED SOCIALIST STATE IS THE ESSENTIAL PRECURSOR AND MEANS OF WORLD REVOLUTION!

Let us suppose Communist theory develops somewhat differently. (The change to theory might be in Marx's 19th century books, or in the early 20th century, but the practical effect is in the 20th)

A central tenet, just like atheism, nationalisation, etc., is that world workers' revolution will be a gradual process:

1. First there will be a communist revolution in one state.

2. Some capitalist states may try to destroy that state, but others will also to gain advantage over other capitalist states by coming to accommodation/trade with the communist state.

3. The communist state, although initially outnumbered/outgunned by the capitalist states will be able to survive by playing them off against each other, temporary alliances, etc. In short, because the capitalist state is *unified*, but the capitalist world is disunified.

4. Eventually the communist state will expand, by new revolutions, militarily defeating weaker capitalist states, etc. It is essential that socialist areas maintain their unity in order to defeat the capitalists -- A UNIFIED SOCIALIST STATE IS THE ESSENTIAL PRECURSOR AND MEANS OF WORLD REVOLUTION!

In other worlds, new socialist areas are to be incorporated (annexed) to the socalist state.

5. The goal is eventually to annex the whole world.
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