See, I think they do tend to be more loyal to their smaller tribal units (at least pre-Taliban) but can and do form larger tribal congregations that just never incarnated into a state. However, my view on the issue is informed more by my understanding of the Maratha Empire (which I’m quite familiar with) rather than the Afghans, so I could be patently wrong.
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I guess I’m looking at it historically, considering that the Taliban is far more centralised now.
I was wondering, can a tribal confederacy ever be able to mobilise the resources required to industrialise at scale? Like, could the Pashtuns modernise Afghanistan without there necessarily being an Afghanistan nation-state to begin with?
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Any recommendations for YouTube channels that review the discographies of metal bands? Used to follow Rageaholic but he turned out to be a chud. Haven’t found an alternative since I dropped him
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Isn't that, like, a Trotsky thing?
Any idea if it is even possible to blow-up the scope of an in-group to encompass all of humanity? Feels like it violates the definition of an in-group to begin with, but considering the scale of the challenges humanity is facing at the moment, I can't help but wonder if this is worth exploring.
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What are some good examples of the "scientific" aspect of Scientific Socialism? One example off the top of my head is the evolution of ML principles to fit Chinese ground realities during the creation of the PRC.
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