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Ya, I think I consume far beyond the average for political news and had never heard of that distinction until now. I just always equated nation-state to country
by jjeaff 6y ago
Ya, I think I consume far beyond the average for political news and had never heard of that distinction until now. I just always equated nation-state to country.
- chrisseaton 6y agoWhy do you think people said 'nation-state' if you thought it meant the same as the shorter and simpler word 'country'?
- dnhz 6y agoTo sound geopolitically sophisticated. To pretend at the language of statecraft.
- delecti 6y agoI always assumed it was a way to sidestep discussing whether certain contested territories were legitimately "countries" in their own right. By which I mean places like Palestine, Taiwan, and the way North and South Korea each kinda claim the other as part of their territory.
- jjeaff 6y agoBecause there are lots of synonyms. But I could have been more specific that nation state tends to imply government of a country. Whereas country might include all citizens.