IIRC, one or more of the original colonies wanted the forming states to have the right to secede. That would not have worked. A nation (to me) is a bounded area of land inhabited by a significant number of peoples joined together with essentially common goals, a common defense of their sovereignty, a common interest in the continual improvement of their lot and some sense of pride in being a citizen thereof. Autonomous communities lack the bonding necessary to strive for common goals...unless we redefine autonomy. I think that a nation built of autonomous communities would lead to village warfare, pillaging and wars within the nation, as it did here when the Confederate States tried to secede. Praise Abraham for stopping it.☭proletarian☭;1774518 said:Autonomous communities offer little in the way of unencumbered intra-community and international commerce...
How do you figure? They do business in the same way that soverign nations or different US states do. You do realize that the states of the US were intended to be semi-autonomous states much like those I've referred to, right? The main difference being that the US was envisioned as a federation, rather than a confederation.
It also does not enable national defense or infrastructure.
Define the nation. Also, just as the colonies sent their armies to fight together or the national guard sends troops when needed, a common defense can be mounted when needed (standing armies can even be maintained, if needed). You're basically saying that we have no national defense because New York and Chicago operate independently.
We are that, I think. Powers not specifically granted to the federal government are granted to the states. Similarly, within states, county laws differ, city laws differ, household rules differ and so on. If there is a clear definition of semi-autonomous, I'd like to see it. You may have coined a new word.I meant to say semi-autonomous; I'm too lazy to proofread anything that doesn't get underlined in red.
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It is good to know that you proofread.
Maybe we should take this to the political forum lest we invoke the wrath of the gods.
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