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> nation-states You mean "countries", right, or are you trying to make some point about nationalism?
by peteretep 5y ago
> nation-states
You mean "countries", right, or are you trying to make some point about nationalism?
- YuriNiyazov 5y agoNo, he means “governments.”
- OJFord 5y agoI can't think of any country that would try to run such (decades long) projects under the remit of a few years' government. They would report to but be independent of government ministers, and likely span multiple governments. 'State' is what was meant. (Country, nation, fine; bit less accurate perhaps? But I wouldn't have batted an eyelid.)
- IfOnlyYouKnew 5y agoNo, "nation-state" is trying to make about about someone's smartitude. It's like "thread actor" in that regard, i. e. its a big word that important people use in their CNN interviews. The racing strip of sentences, basically.
- kube-system 5y agoBad word choice on my part. I just meant government-sponsored space programs, in contrast to private attempts.