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WhittlingDan t1_j5uox6k wrote

Reply to comment by AlanMorlock in On Whether “Personhood” is a Normative or Descriptive Concept by ADefiniteDescription

We stoped being British but colonialism is something else. It's the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. The term country is used loosely and applies to Native American tribes and land.

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AlanMorlock t1_j5upb4a wrote

We remain a settler state but int the way it iwas used "Colonial America" has a pretty commonly understood time frame that it encompasses and its less useful to try to be pedantic about it.

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