I suppose you do have a point there, though I suppose I feel that there is a significant distinction between imprisonment of an individual for wrong-doing and terminating their existence permanently. The former can be over-turned based on new information/new state/government who make their determination in a different direction, whilst the same cannot be said of someone who is dead.
The Wikipedia article you point to is very interesting and informative. I have only recently really begun thinking about things like this more carefully. What does it mean for a state to be a state? How does that help us or hinder us? Is it a construct that is purely there to ensure that those in power remain thusly, or does it actually confer benefits beyond that? Why do states exclude the migration of members of other states so strongly? I am a total political science n00b, and really have never had any education on the matter, so I'm learning a lot very quickly, and have a vast cavernous lack of knowledge at the moment.
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Date: 2010-07-16 05:53 pm (UTC)The Wikipedia article you point to is very interesting and informative. I have only recently really begun thinking about things like this more carefully. What does it mean for a state to be a state? How does that help us or hinder us? Is it a construct that is purely there to ensure that those in power remain thusly, or does it actually confer benefits beyond that? Why do states exclude the migration of members of other states so strongly? I am a total political science n00b, and really have never had any education on the matter, so I'm learning a lot very quickly, and have a vast cavernous lack of knowledge at the moment.