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That is not how colonies work, no. The American colonies had to fight a war to be independent. Colonies are subservient jurisdictions.
by cwyers 7y ago
That is not how colonies work, no. The American colonies had to fight a war to be independent. Colonies are subservient jurisdictions.
- lazaroclapp 7y agoIt's using the term as in definitions #2-3 (particularly 3b) here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colony https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colony, not #1. They mean colony as in "a colony of ants", not the political structure.
- ctvo 7y agoYou mean a colony of ants that has a queen, workers and soldiers?