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r3dl3g t1_iyamofg wrote

>is it because wales and scotland self-indentify as countries and we want to respect their right to do so ?

Basically.

>what is it that makes something like wales or scotland a country, even though they are part of a larger country the UK, that would not also make something like a US State a country?

Because we kind of had this whole thing about 160 years ago where we decided no state within the US would call itself a country.

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urgetocomment2strong t1_iybtdxz wrote

damn sounds like that one thing about 160 years ago would cause quite a bit of political turmoil, i hope all of this was peacefully resolved in the senate and not in the deadliest conflict in the country's history

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