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    1. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 25 Aug 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Reuf Bajrović

      I'd argue that this looks like a normative statement ("we SHOULD do X ") but is actually a descriptive statement ("the definition of a nation is X"). Restated: we have one state but two nations (as always, people use 'nation' to describe the US when it isn't one, thx to Kennedy)https://twitter.com/ReufBajrovic/status/1297202869989519362 …

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      Reuf Bajrović @ReufBajrovic
      Lots of wisdom in this excellent episode of @WisdomCrowdsPod. Key takeaway: ‘A nation must have a narrative that enough people buy into, even if they do so passively.’ https://wisdomofcrowds.substack.com/p/how-much-self-disgust-can-a-nation …
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    2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 25 Aug 2020

      2/ Restated again: when there is one narrative that people buy into, there is one nation. When there are two narratives (e.g. red, blue) you do not have one nation with conflicts, you have TWO nations that are, unfortunately, bound into one state.

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    3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 25 Aug 2020

      3/ state - n - a territory or political community under one government. nation -n - a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

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    4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 25 Aug 2020

      4/ People like to use the phrase "nation state" when they mean "nation" because (a) they are ignorant of the actual definition, (b) like cops who describe "suspect fled at a high rate of speed", they think more words make them sound smarter.

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    5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 25 Aug 2020

      5/ A nation state is a unique thing - it's when the two circles in the Venn diagram of "state" and "nation" happen to coincide. Most states are not nation states. Most states try to convert their various nations into one, because German Forester / transparency / etc.

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    6. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 25 Aug 2020

      6/ As usual, a Rectification of Names is a good thing. Formalism lets us say what we mean, and lets us observe what exists. Muddy stupid use of terms without knowing what they mean obscures / makes us all dumber.

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      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 25 Aug 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted argyriou

      7/ Ted Kennedy passed a law that explicitly prioritized bringing in non-Europeans / non-English-speakers. People who are not part of Our Nation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965 … see also Diversity Immigration Visa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_Immigrant_Visa …https://twitter.com/argyriou15/status/1298310307773784065 …

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      argyriou @argyriou15
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      Curious about your definition of the nations in the USA, and why you think it was Kennedy who is largely responsible for the split.
      10:32 AM - 25 Aug 2020
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        1. silicon age tulpa‏ @mr_archenemy 25 Aug 2020
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          WHOSE nation?pic.twitter.com/3hv3ZvbxPu

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