Monday, October 22, 2012

Dating the Collapse of the Nation-State


From Chapter 3 of 3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (1997):
"Mr. Poole," she began, in a very businesslike voice, "I've been appointed your official guide and -- let's say -- mentor. My qualifications -- I've specialized in your period -- my thesis was 'The Collapse of the Nation-State, 2000-50.'"
 
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4 comments:

  1. JazzbumpaOctober 22, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    No power vaccuum lasts very long. My fear is that the nation-state devolves into a new oligarchy, where power and wealth are the purview of trans-natioanl mega-corporations.

    Aka, the new feudalism.

    JzB

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  2. Tom HickeyOctober 22, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    Nation states will destroy the world by David Atkins at Hullabalo, June 20, 2012

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  3. AnonymousOctober 23, 2012 at 6:22 PM

    On: Calculating 1 & 2 in http://newarthurianeconomics.blogspot.com/
    Art-

    Linked your post to reddit:
    http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/11yyj5/tell_your_senators_and_congress_reps_if_inflation/

    J

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  4. The ArthurianOctober 23, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    Thank you, J.

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