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Originally Posted by Greenhat
A more accurate statement might be that tribal nations (including the Americas before Europeans landed, the Middle-East, other parts of SW Asia, much of the island areas of the Pacific, and Africa in general) do not have borders and boundaries as a core concept.
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There are the demands of tribal societies, power relationships, etc. But there are also the effects of media (including the amount of western material that is translated) and social perpetuation of norms and understanding of the societal framework, even if at an implicit level, and their relation to the world. Depending on how you look at the world, you will perceive different problems to the goals you want to attain, and solutions have to fit within your culture. Then there are legitimacy issues, among other things. When taken as a sum total, forcing a new organization on top of this society with insurgents running around, and the consequences of coalition handling and image, is this not first a matter of perception and understanding transformation, before nation building?
Do you think that we have to reconsider the general processes of nation and government building until it is phased in a way that is adapted to the local/regional situation?
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