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> "hetrogenous body politic with hundreds of millions of other people with which they share little other than said bureaucracy" Sounds a lot like the USA.
by astrodust 10y ago
> "hetrogenous body politic with hundreds of millions of other people with which they share little other than said bureaucracy"
Sounds a lot like the USA.
- rayiner 10y agoAnd that's going fabulously. Our government is efficient and functional and totally manages to put aside regional differences to address pressing national issues.
- mkaziz 10y agoIt actually is going pretty well. We elected a demagogue and he's as checked and balanced as he can be, given that he has the House and Senate.
- oblio 10y agoYou're still #1 in terms of total GDP and have the highest GDP per capita of any country with a population over 50 million. Don't sell your government short...
- ionised 10y agoI'd wager that is more to do with its geography and wealth of natural resources in a land that was more or less ripe for the taking from the natives. Think of it like starting a game of Civilization at renaissance/industrial age tech with democratic government on an island with abundant resources and no real enemies.