tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post5595328299511535330..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: Questioning the Nation StateJ. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-83756200078096179762013-03-25T18:10:28.000+03:002013-03-25T18:10:28.000+03:00The simple answer is that they're obviously no...The simple answer is that they're obviously not nation-states. I think a true nation-state is very rare and probably only exists as a result of genocide. <br /><br />The nation-state is a new concept. It really only came into existence with Napoleonic France and has generally been used as a tool of aggression. Patriotism, which is the direct result of the notion of the nation-state, is an unambiguously destructive force. I hope the nation-state is a short lived aberration in the history of humanity, and the African peoples should certainly avoid it at all costs. <br /> Leo Tolstoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981175004364048601noreply@blogger.com