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A 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”.

  • qyron
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    2 days ago

    My country is 900 years old and my people has inhabited these lands before the romans ever dreamed of set foot here.

    That is plain ignorance.

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      And how long has your current form of governance been in play? Money says not 250 years.

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        1 day ago

        That is not what defines its existence as a country though. If so then the US only dates to the 1990s with its latest constitutional amendment.

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        2 days ago

        Are we speaking of government or established nation with defined borders in the original post?

        As I understand it, it is refering to nation, not government.