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I don't think the term "nation state" is appropriate here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_state I can't work o
by bloak 8y ago
I don't think the term "nation state" is appropriate here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_state
I can't work out whether the recent fashion for misusing (or at least generalising) the term "nation state" is just people trying to sound clever (and failing badly), or whether there's something more sinister behind it, perhaps some kind of neo-racism, something along the lines of: if you're an X-ian then you are automatically responsible for anything that an X-ian government agency does, even if the X-ian parliament was never told about it, let alone the general population of X-ia. It's probably just people trying to sound clever but when terminology is changed I'm curious about the reasons.
- someguydave 8y agoThis way of thinking folds neatly into modern identity politics that considers people as groups and not as individuals.
- wallace_f 8y agoJesus christ, I never thought when I asked this question the word nation state would be psychoanalyzed in order to call me a nazi. Wtf? Also, on reddit I was recently called an "anti-white racist." ok. For the record ai agree with your civil libertarian principle of treating people as equals, and not as part of groups.
- someguydave 8y agoI don't think you are a nazi. I do find it amusing that there are many here who often push the idea that "group of people X's behavior must be collectively honored and respected" yet also push "group of people Y's behavior must be collectively punished". Also, real Nazis would definitely consider people as members of a group and not as individuals.