If you remove the state, people will believe in something else. The religious don't bow to the state because they have God. The statists bow to the state because that's all they have left. What do you think would happen if you removed the state? People would go to religion or another state.
A power vacuum will destroy society and destroy a culture. If there is no body that everyone acknowledges as powerful then power is up for grabs. This means gangs aka governments will form and you're back to square one.
I'm not talking about removing the state, or destroying countries.
States and countries are imaginary, as are power vacuums.
It's all in your head.
It's in everyone's heads. If you're the only person to not acknowledge or recognise metaphysical existences you will be left behind.
I think you'll find that the people who can discern between real things and imaginary things are rarely the ones left behind.
If you don't acknowledge power while the followers of a leader believe in that leader's power you won't last long. That's why tribalism is so successful.
True; but now we're discussing strategy. Let's agree on the 'Is', before moving to the 'Ought'.
The religious DO bow to the state, even more than to their god.