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dummydummy1234 | 4 months ago

Can a country commit a crime?

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marcosdumay|4 months ago

No, it's the government that commits it.

People use the country = government metaphor as a shortcut for communication, but this one takes it further than usual.

blharr|4 months ago

> country = government metaphor

This will probably never be particularly useful, but this figure of speech is a "synecdoche" (a "metonymy" instead of a "metaphor")

largbae|4 months ago

Extradition by tectonic subduction