| Re: Communism and Nazism [message #17577] |
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NeoSaber
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Registered: February 2003
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| Commando no. 448 |
State does not automatically mean government. Even in that context. The United Governments sounds more like an alliance of nations then one nation. Yet using it in the manner I suggested sounds much more correct.
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The word state does have several meanings, based off the context of its use. In science, state means form, but this is a political forum. In politics, state means government. Your use of the term United Governments is actually somewhat correct. Each state in the US has its own authority, its own government. All the states then unite to form a national government that has some authority over all states. So the US really is one country consisting of many countries. Kind of bizarre to think about. Shows why the debate of State authority vs Federal authority has gone on for so long.
The United States of America can be referred to as the United Governments of America or even the United Nations of America. All three mean the same thing in principle. The founding fathers just chose to go with United States.
NeoSaber
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