I have evidence of a sophisticated Russian information campaign to get security nerds to say "nation-state" when they just mean "state". We spent TWO LECTURE PERIODS on this subtle distinction in college geography and it all ends, like tears in the rain, so people can sound cool
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Replying to @Pinboard
The descriptivist in me really just wants to say "suck it, that's what it means now". Of course that leaves us needing a new word for what "nation-state" used to mean. "Ethnostate" may be closest but not quite the same connotation.
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Replying to @garrett_wollman
Descriptivism means ceaseless twitter war. If I can get people to agree, then you will be the one who has to suck it.
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