"There is no monarch/emperor, and never has been one; it's a founding principle of the US that there is no hereditary aristocracy. You can't really have an empire without anybody who can play an emperor-like role."
Oxford Dictionary: 1. an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state
I won't argue direct control because I think we'll having a meeting of minds.
I won't argue about the subjugation of native peoples either because I completely agree with you.
And no, you can't have Banff. But I'll let you have Amanda Tapping. ;)
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Date: 2012-07-03 02:27 am (UTC)Oxford Dictionary: 1. an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state
I won't argue direct control because I think we'll having a meeting of minds.
I won't argue about the subjugation of native peoples either because I completely agree with you.
And no, you can't have Banff. But I'll let you have Amanda Tapping. ;)