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- 2 de Abr, 2024
I would like you to admit that the Roman empire and the Greek kingdoms were not nation-states as they emerged in the 18th century, or even as you have attempted to define here incorrectly. A map of the Roman empire ought to show why.Western europe doesnt exist in a vacuum.
You wanna argue Rome and Greece had no influence or impact on western Europe?
And for that matter, neither does the US.
Countries influence eachother. Always have.
And the biggest influence for the US, came 100% from Europe and European history.
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Nation-states are states whose people have a common background, language, culture, etc
They've exised since forever.
I'll do you one better, my Western Euro country has a constitution, right now
The biggest influence on the culture of the US is being settled by religious sects who were made unwelcome or forcibly removed from western Europe. That is a substantial and enduring difference.
The concept of the nation-state does not in fact emerge until the 18th century, smack bang in the Late Modern period.
The existence of the Dutch constitution has absolutely fuck all to do with whether the UK has a written constitution. I don't know what this whataboutery is meant to achieve. You will also be well aware the Dutch constitution in its original form dates from 1815, significantly after the Americans' 1789 concoction.
Kissing the arse of the Americans will not make Holland the 51st state, nor will it wipe away the thousands of years of history and culture of the nations of Europe. This is who the Germans are, and they are not even in the minority of European nations in this respect. The equivalent of the First Amendment does not exist in European nations because no one wants it to. No system of law in any European country is based purely upon natural law shitflinging because no one wants it to. Legal positivism was born in merry England for a reason. The populace need kept on a fucking leash or they Get Ideas. This is well understood by our nations and they act accordingly. Even the Russians of all people beyond Europe, even the fucking Chinese well understand this.