"A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours."

Society, Ancestry, Delusion, Hatred

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"A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours."

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"Oh shit did you just dis the feminine genderI'll pummel your ass then stick you in a blenderYou think I like Tori and Ani so I can't rhymeBut I got flow like Ghostbusters got slimeObjectify women and it's fuckin' onYou'll be dead and gone like ancient Babylon."

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