Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in Jul. 2011
The word ally allows us to refer to that which is linked or linked with another or others.
That which is linked to something else or those who are united with the mission of achieving a common goal
Meanwhile, that union that occurs, which may be permanent or temporary, has the purpose of achieving a common goal.
As the popular phrase goes, the union makes the forceWell, history has proven that this is the case, and for example, people unite, ally themselves many times to be able to specify objectives that could not be achieved per se.
María is Laura's ally, you shouldn't tell her about your projects."
This type of unions, of ligazones can take place in the most diverse scopes and contexts as already we will approach next.
Uniting Nations to Fight a Shared Enemy: The Case of World War II
And the other of the most frequent uses of the word allows to refer to that country, state or army that joins another to carry out a certain purpose. For example, in a war, the allies are all those who oppose the enemy in common, while such a bond will not necessarily depend on the previous existence of a treaty or contract. formal between the allies for such a union to work, but normally it is about non-formal unions, which will be consummated even if only with a previous meeting between the parties. The term ally has been used repeatedly in history to refer to the group of nations that joined forces against a common enemy.
If we review the history of mankind we will find many examples of this type of union between different nations, neighboring or not, that joined in against a common enemy, the most emblematic example is the one that arose in the Second World War between countries such as the United States, Great Britain, France and other European nations, to defeat Germany with her powerful and bloody regime that not only attacked and appropriated neighboring nations but also He exercised the most cruel and harsh persecution against those he considered inferior races as is the case of the Jews, whom he subjected to inhuman harassment in fields of concentration Their mission was to punish and kill them through the famous gas chamber.
We cannot ignore that Germany also had its allies, which were Italy or Japan, popularly known as the Axis.
The war ended with the allied victory fortunately and the Nazism ended but unfortunately its most tremendous consequences remained, such as a destroyed Germany and a Europe in crisis.
Alliances in religion
In the religion Alliances between gods and men have also been signed, especially the one celebrated between God and the chosen people of Israel. The Old Testament gives an account of how that union was celebrated and the conditions that it eventually implied.
Moses was the man chosen to carry it out and it took place in a place that became sacred such as Mount Sinai.
There God gave him the table of the ten commandments that should be respected by the people.
Meanwhile, on the side of Christianity, there is talk of the Second Alliance when Christ is sent by God to save man from original sin.
Meanwhile, the aforementioned action of allying with each other, whether they are people, organizations, nations, among others, usually materialize in what we call alliance, which is an agreement, a pact or convention between those "elements" that proceed to ally.
Alliances are types of agreements that tend to proliferate especially in the commercial and political fields.
“The commercial alliance between the United States and Japan already produced its fruits in the opening of the import reciprocal.”
And also the political terrain turns out to be widely permeable at the time of the establishment of alliances between parties or political groups with similar ideologies, which tend to unite at the behest of elections in pursuit of defeating a contrary and majority proposal. Another usual political context in which alliances and allies are formed, therefore, is in the legislative sphere and in this case has the task of obtaining support so that certain laws or regulations can be finally approved and become laws.
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