• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    3 days ago

    They can be tied together voluntarily under a system that isn’t the autocratic nation state.

    Look at the world today. The biggest countries are all the worst exporters of right-wing autocracy. So I think your analysis is very backwards.

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      3 days ago

      The largest countries who all stand alone and refuse to truly tie themselves to the international community.

      I think you’ve missed the point.

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        Large nations can only maintain themselves through oppression. The dynamic of voluntary association with other nations is very different from that. Unity can be good or bad. It depends on the context.

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        Germany is arguably the heart of the EU and also has arguably the most concerningly powerful far right wing in the EU.