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A comment on Einstein's Science Defied Nationalism and Crossed Borders. Parent comment

Re:Einstein's Science Defied Nationalism and Crossed Borders by deogeo on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @05:23PM (#20289346)
Why does treating a nation as an extended tribe require explaining atrocities in Africa?

If someone claimed a tribe is an extended family, would you demand he explain family feuds?

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Re:Einstein's Science Defied Nationalism and Crossed Borders by netmonk on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @05:43PM (#20289518)
Because when the central power which designed the border and defined them as a nation, is going away, old tribal tension and conflict are resurging. Leading to inter-tribe genocide. Therefore, tribalism has nothing to do with nationalism... :)
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Re:Einstein's Science Defied Nationalism and Crossed Borders by muckrakerz on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @07:09PM (#20290226)
You are missing the point. He's explicitly saying those _States_ aren't _Nations_. Hence the term "Nation-State" where a state is coterminous with a nation.
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