countries are sometimes referred to as "independent states" although here in the us it gets a little confusing because we have subdivisions called states

This guy gets it 🤝

yes
unfortunately some ppl are less versed in geography and dont know how things work

States arent countries. That’s all im saying

countries are referred to as states
just the us states are not countries

STATES ARENT COUNTRIES. IF THEY WERE CONTINENTS WOULD BE COUNTRIES. YOUR WRONG MAN

the states within the us are not countries
however the term state can also be used to refer to countries
heres an article that might help define it better: https://www.lsd.law/define/independent-state

Have you ever heard of a confederacy
Or a federation
A country made up of tiny states that are independent and can make their own decisions

That's literally what the US is

Technically they are
They all have their own governments
So if they broke off from the rest of us
They'd be fine

california has a larger economy than italy

Exactly

Not really….. ever since the civil war, state governments are prohibited by the federal government to succeed from the US.

I'm not saying they can
IM SAYING IF

my bad, Texas would do well IF too..

bro looks like a nut

True

“The state” when it is referred as to the sense of a governing body of a country. Is referring… to the governing bo-

USA just has a different name for them. USA States would work on the same principles as any other country. That would allow them to function as a country if they needed to