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> Nation: A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory. [1] They are their own na
by toomanybeersies 8y ago
> Nation: A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory. [1]
They are their own nation(s). The question is if they have (or should have) a monopoly on violence [2] in their own territory and/or are self-governing in other aspects of life.
[1] https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nation https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nation
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence
- jmts 8y agoThey are their own nation(s). That's what I said. The question is if they have (or should have) a monopoly on violence [2] in their own territory and/or are self-governing in other aspects of life. That's up to their nation to decide.
- toomanybeersies 8y ago> That's up to their nation to decide. No, it's up to the entity with the greater ability to enforce their will to decide, which in this case would be the Brazilian government.