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The author argues (towards the end) that by misunderstanding the US as a nation, we are going to try to do things that make sense for a nation, but not for a ci
by afthonos 5y ago
The author argues (towards the end) that by misunderstanding the US as a nation, we are going to try to do things that make sense for a nation, but not for a citizenship-based polity. And we are also likely to be upset when those things don’t work out.
- cudgy 5y agoIt seems that democracy which would be a Natural form of government that supports citizenship based polity would also be congruent with the concept of a nation. The majority in a democracy would most likely come from a similar background and therefore have similar ideals politically Which meets many of the requirements of a nation. I’m having a hard time seeing how these things are mutually exclusive, which is what the author appears to be concluding.
- afthonos 5y agoThe author says they are not congruent in the specific case of the US.