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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 29 Mar 2014

    Best of all: States as social contracts among people sharing land, like a condo board or homeowners' association.

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      2. JayMan‏ @JayMan471 29 Mar 2014
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        .@sapinker Because those always work out... ;)

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      1. Charon‏ @DarkReaction 30 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker what's permitted under the contract can be troublesome if diversity is high & cohesion low.

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      1. Joanna J Bryson‏ @j2bryson 30 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker would still like to allow negotiated swaps btw neighbours, determined by locals, to tidy up history OR allow good ideas to spread

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      1. Richard Laming‏ @richardlaming 29 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker and change the nature of states and borders so that being on the wrong side matters less

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      1. Luxembourgist-Bookerite and I Vote‏ @JohnQRepublic 29 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker I've always felt that the "one people, one state" paradigm introduced more problems than it solves.

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      1. (((CZARKING)))‏ @CZAR__KING 29 Mar 2014
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        ....@sapinker are we talking old school social contract theory... or are you going on about something entirely different?

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      1. (((CZARKING)))‏ @CZAR__KING 29 Mar 2014
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        Do go on @sapinker ... I'm not sure I follow. How does that work? How does one even start that type of statecraft?

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      1. Conflicto y paz‏ @ConflictoAlDia 29 Mar 2014
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        “@sapinker: Best of all: States as social contracts among people sharing land, like a condo board or homeowners' association.”

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      1. Juan Pabλo  💜 💚‏ @lambdase 29 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker the big problem with such "imagined communities" is that in order to prosper cooperation is required.

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      1.  🦁Leo‏ @ZeleniLav 29 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker The funny thing is, during my communist primary school education, that's what we were told states are supposed to be.

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      1. real 🇺🇸Natedog 🇺🇸‏ @Natepocalypse 29 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker oh no, the free market is volunteer based "free association". Government is centralized force. Big difference

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      1. Paul Wilson‏ @TorpedoWilson 29 Mar 2014
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        .@sapinker And states as administrative areas with consensual collective action and accountable authority mandate.

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      1. David Pinsen‏ @dpinsen 29 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker Okay, now apply that paradigm to immigration policy.

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      1. Chris Martin‏ @chris__martin 29 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker If the HOA is an ideal model of government, we're in trouble.

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      1. La alegría de leer‏ @yuricarrascalGO 29 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker To extend the chimp's circle?

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      1. Wendy Doran, MD‏ @WendyDoranMD 29 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker I'm not sure about the home owners association reference. Those old biddies are often zealots, without clear reasoning.

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