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TranscriptA threads post saying "There has never been another nation ever that has existed much beyond 250 years. Not a single one. America's 250th year is 2025. The next 4 years are gonna be pretty interesting considering everything that's already been said." It has a reply saying "My local pub is older than your country".

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think the US is the longest modern democracy, but it's a very narrow margin comparatively speaking - it's only got something like 30 years on Norway and the Netherlands, which are vastly more stable

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is it though? Do you still have one?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm not American, so it took me a while to parse wtf you were on about!