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>>fahimu+(OP)
This question obviously is unlikely to have an answer, but someone has to ask: does "nation-state" include the Western countries, namely the US/EU and friends?

>>NhanH+v1
Of course not. The only states that do bad things are China, Iran, N.Korea, right?

>>agorab+A1
No need to downvote this reply. The sarcasm was an effective and appropriate way to communicate a serious point.

>>Myrmor+k2
Sincerity does a better job than sarcasm in communicating, usually.

>>wavefu+I2
Tedious HN thought police. Not everyone, not every culture, shares the aesthetics of communication implied by recent HN directives. I think we should consider the possibility that they are, though well-intentioned, overly prescriptive and ultimately oppressive.

>>Myrmor+Z3
This is my personal opinion that I've posted you smarmy git.

>>wavefu+Ca
Sincerity does a better job than sarcasm but offensiveness and insults are best of all? I even made sure in my response that personal pronouns like "you" were not present so that it was a criticism of HN rather than you.