This scalar dynamic, which h a s Widespread global manifestations, i s
also tied to the relationship between nations a n d states, t o which I shall return
later. For the moment let us note that the simplification of these many
forces (and fears) of homogenization can also be exploited by nationstates
in relation to their own minorities, by posing global commoditization
(or capitalism, or some other such external enemy) as more real than
the threat of its own hegemonic strategies.