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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”.

Edit: swapped image link, RIP lemm.ee

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  • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    the u.s. is ‘young’, relative to the world stage, this is true; but its constitution is among the oldest in the world… and it is starting to show its age.

    • Raltoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      It was “showing its age” a not long after it was made. Two years later the French based their first written constution on the US one. Then other nations followed suit over the years and wanted their own, and they already thought the French one was the better option as a starting point.

    • cabbage@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Constitutionalism is a new idea. Pioneered by America. Of course America will have the oldest until it collapses.

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
      0·
      3 months ago

      Yeah, this is a misunderstanding among conservatives. Our legal system and government structure is woefully outdated, but our country is really young.

      It’s like a teen athlete being really proud that he has the oldest sneakers of all the competitors.