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A stateless society is possible, I know of a few and they had to have existed at one point before civilization
But a stateless nation is by definition not possible
this is without even pondering whether it is ideal or effective by any means
Stateless nation isn't possible?
What is: Euskadi
What is: Punjab
What is: Uyghur people
What is: The Kurds
@EyeKanSpel
A nation is not the same thing as a nation-state. They're separate terms.
"na·tion
ˈnāSH(ə)n/
noun
a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory."
All four of those fit that definition.
In contrast with
"na·tion-state
noun
a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent."
ex. Germany is a nation-state but Spain is not, because several nations inhabit it.
Including Euskadi.
No. There will always be someone superior, and that person will naturally have an accumulation of resources. These resources will be sought after by subordinates and a fee will be needed. This fee will be either in the form of a price, for a transaction, or a tax, for a service.
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@εïз irma εïз Those are societies, not nations
When we think of a Nation, borders, government and international representation are involved
it depends on your definition of a state
to me, a state is a governing body which holds a monopoly on violence (a generally accepted definiton)
in most communes there is some sort of organization, whether official or unofficial, which makes decisions, consisting of either one leader or of a democratic sort of thing
to me that seems like a micro state
they hold a monopoly on violence in the commune and they make decisions using it
because a hierarchy or order will inevitably develop
"stateless society" is an oxymoron
It's like asking if a society without people is a society
@Der Alte Fritz That's one of my favorite Johnny Rebel songs
@EyeKanSpel No. Just false lmao
Those are literally examples of nations.
"na·tion
ˈnāSH(ə)n/
noun
a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory."
Since you didn't read it the first time. You can't change the definitions of words.
Political scientists and anthropologists would both agree to that definition and that the examples I gave were nations.
So I'm not sure what you're trying to get at.
your definition of nation is right but they arent really a "stateless society"
they are a nation of people living under the state of another group of people
just because the state isnt their own doesnt mean theyre stateless
So they don't have their own state. That means they're a stateless society.
...no, because they still live within the confines of a state
This is just the definition decided by academia.
besides that, as far as i know, all of the ones you listed have their own governing systems for their own group
even if they didnt live under a state that wasnt their own, this government would fill its place
You're disagreeing with definitions made for the purpose of utility on the basis of semantics. Despite being flat out wrong you're pissing up the wrong.
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