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The UK is a typical example of something that isn’t a nation-state - it explicitly has ‘the nations’ within it. The US also formally recognises multiple nation
by chrisseaton 5y ago
The UK is a typical example of something that isn’t a nation-state - it explicitly has ‘the nations’ within it.
The US also formally recognises multiple nations within it such as the Navajo Nation.
But for example a country like Japan doesn’t formally recognise nations within it (as far as I know?) and is a typical example of a nation-state.
- perl4ever 5y agoMy point is just that rampant pedantry implies anyone who isn't one of the "ignorant masses" agrees on the consensus classification method. In reality, there is no consensus, as you prove here by confidently categorizing countries differently from others. “We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!”
- chrisseaton 5y agoIt's like saying '2013 blue Ford Fusion' and then when someone points out it's actually a green Dodge complaining that they're being pedantic. Why be so bizarrely overly specific? Would have been less work to be more generic.