seizing state power: a viable method?

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I believe that the state is necessary for the adequate operation of society. Humans naturally tend towards hierarchy, and a well-run democratic state, free from undue influence of capital, would be effective at ensuring the good progress of society. To a degree, I agree with the anarchist interpretation that power structures seek to perpetuate themselves. With this however, I believe if a state with a strong democratic, transparent backbone were to form with the goal of maintaining and increasing its democratic representation and its transparent operation, then the perpetuation can be used for good.

On the topic of central planning, in some cases it is necessary for the state to be involved in the directive and the planning, for many important backbone industries like energy and transport have operations that span huge distances, cover multiple economic and social zones, and would be ineffectively planned and maintained under a decentralised system. As for more local operations, central planning is not necessary and can be achieved with whatever decentralised form of democracy you see best fit, whether that be market socialism, anarchism, council communism or something else. Personally I subscribe to many of the ideas espoused by market socialism, as I understand it the means of distribution (market vs command) and the means of production (socialism vs capitalism) are interchangeable, and socialism can be achieved with some markets in tact, allowing for economic autonomy, with co-operative and collectivised entities as its backbone.

Admittedly, my approach to socialism is quite mixed. I do not necessarily subscribe to one complete ideology, nor do I subscribe to one philsophers complete ideas, so I would be eager to hear some criticism, comments and recommendations on my position from others.