Post #3284405

@kentenmakto@mastodon.ie @csolisr @gdinwiddie@mastodon.social You ask a really good question. The peace of Westphalia - circa 1645 - established the idea of sovereign nations with geographic boundaries. That has been the norm until roughly 1945 with the rise of multi-national corporations and even more since the rise of the Internet and corporations such as ICANN. Basically geographic borders to countries are fading and eroding. The powers are not vanishing, they are just flowing into different hands, often private hands that are not accountable via Constitutions or even national laws. Some governments are increasing aware of this diminishment of their authority and ability to protect their citizens or to exert control. As in the old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times" - we do live in interesting times.