This is my favorite example as of late. Two countries on the same street, the building isn’t even split down the line.pic.twitter.com/AbtIRs4muk
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This is my favorite example as of late. Two countries on the same street, the building isn’t even split down the line.pic.twitter.com/AbtIRs4muk
So much this. The nation state is pretty new really but we act like it’s the eternal way of things. Semi related - Napoleon called himself “Emperor” because it was much more progressive democratic sounding than “King”
Useful fictions. Makes me wonder how much room for improvement we are missing out on with our rigid definitions :)
Yup. Growing up, the Eastern Block seemed like the eternal bad-guys, having existed for decades from before my birth.
I think the accepted dominant narratives of today are on their way out.
#decentralization
why do think this takes decades to realize?
Major rewrites of political geography don’t happen that often
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