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in reply to πππππ π³οΈββ§οΈπ¦ • • •What they leave out....
I live in the USA, and I see almost no news at all about South America or Africa. I see very little about Asia, where most humans actually live.
There used to be a nightly news program called "World News Tonight," but I think they changed the name.
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in reply to πππππ π³οΈββ§οΈπ¦ • • •Actually, the BBC does a much better job than the big US networks in covering Africa and Asia. BBC news in video and audio form is mostly kept away from us foreigners, but the web site is free and open. bbc.co.uk/news/world
I think this better coverage of Asia and Africa is because of the UK's imperialist history.
That's not to say that the USA hasn't acquired a lot of territory since the 1780s. The difference is that most of that territory is now states of the US, and well-covered in the press here.
The only fairly large territory left that is not part of a state is Puerto Rico. The others are all quite tiny.
Oh, and don't forget that the District of Columbia, which includes the capital city of Washington, is also not part of a state and not represented in the national government.
Hey Australians! What about the ACT. Is it represented in the national government in the same way as, say, Victoria?
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in reply to πππππ π³οΈββ§οΈπ¦ • • •@David Yes, the two principal mainland Australian territories (ACT and NT) are almost equivalent to the states, with representation in the parliament in both chambers. The eight smaller territories are effectively equivalent to local governments, like a town or city.
The main difference is that the territories do not have their own state constitutions, and are therefore governed directly by the federal constitution.
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overarching divisions of authority in Australia
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in reply to πππππ π³οΈββ§οΈπ¦ • • •Here in the US, maybe the easiest fix is to add the territories to existing states. Make all the Pacific territories part of California, and all the Caribbean territories part of Florida or Louisiana.
If it's part of your country, it should be represented in your government.
Israel! Are you listening?
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