Everyone says "nation states" when they mean "states". Stop doing that.
I do? I don't see that as being explicit or implicit in anything I said.
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I'm trying to say that your contrast of the "nation" and the "state" disregards ways that states very consciously try to shape the characteristics of the nation, & ways that members of an ethnic group themselves shift their practices & relevant symbols over time.
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I understand and agree with your point, but think that it's entirely orthogonal to my point. Yes, over time a state can - MAYBE - convert two nations into one. Before that's complete, 1 state, 2 nations. After, 1 state, 1 nation. My point still holds, yes?
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