Certainly long before the Louisiana purchase, and other westward expansion. Russia is less of a prison of nations that the US is.

  • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    it’s authority came from the pope, making it holy

    Lmao ok, I guess holding the same office as Alexander VI makes one holy

    • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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      2 years ago

      "Holy" in the sense that the US is a "democracy." Formal religion decides what is and isn't holy, and stares decide what to call their style of government.