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Ah yes, not a real scotsman

• nandomrumber 11mo ago
  Haha, yeah true. I did have a self critical thought along those lines. Maybe there’s an argument to be made that large countries should be broken up in to smaller, more manageable geographic / population sizes. Trust busting style.
  • cycomanic 11mo ago
    Just seeing your reply now and wanted to say that I really appreciate your humorous self-reflection. Too often we just argue aggressively against the others standpoint without any self-reflection of our own (I've certainly been guilty of it). Also the idea of smaller units for creating a closer feeling of belonging is something I've been thinking about quite a few times. I think countries/nations etc. try to use patriotism and a us vs them (because there is often not enough real connection otherwise) mentality to artificially create this.
    • nandomrumber 11mo ago
      Your reply did not go unnoticed, thank you.