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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”.

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Who did the US get independence from, buddy?

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The Kingdom of Great Britain, which ceased to exist in 1800 and lasted less than a century.

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5 points

Use the same definition (unchanged political institutions) and tell me how long the Roman Empire lasted.

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Best I can find is about 500 years.

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Well there’s that… but these people are free from the restraints of logic.

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They think of countries as dynasties or times of uninterrupted, peaceful transitions of power. Britain has changed dynasties and government types over the years. It’s semantics.

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