Friday, September 26, 2014

Petoria

During the Family Guy episode E. Peterbus Unun, Peter Griffin becomes head of his own country, Petoria. Although the country itself is fictional, we can insinuate what kind of country it is. It could be argued that it is a dictatorship. Evidence of this can be hinted at when Peter annexes Joe's pool, without anyone else in his country (i. e. his family) having a say in the decision. It also can be inferred since Peter invited other famous dictators like Castro and Saddam to a party. However Peter is far from a dictator. Although not mentioned directly, since Petoria's entire population is comprised of Peter's family, it is very possible that Petoria could be a monarchy. Peter also abused his power by using his diplomatic immunity. He used his immunity to get free drinks as well as jay walking, writing graffiti, and parodying U Can't Touch This with out a chance of being sued by the song's artist MC Hammer. Petoria also faced drawbacks however since it was not a federal government. Since peter seceded he could not receive imports. When he annexed Joe's pool it almost sparked a war with America. Lastly this led to his family resenting him.They also missed out on many of the freedoms we have in a federal government. They also do not have the stability a federal government has.

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