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The concept of the nation-state was created at the treaty of Westphalia to solve some very specific problems and is a lot better than what came before. It's ea
by jivatmanx 14y ago
The concept of the nation-state was created at the treaty of Westphalia to solve some very specific problems and is a lot better than what came before.
It's easy to knock things if you ignore why they were created or what existed before them. Also, you can't abolish something if you don't have anything to replace it with.
- chimeracoder 14y agoWho's knocking anything or looking to abolish anything? Being aware of the limitations and biases of one's own paradigm and cognizant of the fact that it's an artificial construction is different from declaring that it has no value.