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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/facepalm@lemmy.world

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".

Edit: swapped image link, RIP lemm.ee

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[-] Sunflier@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

England would like a word. It formed in 927 AD. That means it is 1,098 years old.

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

After the parliaments of England and Scotland agreed, the two countries joined in political union, to create the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 -- wikipedia

[-] Saryn@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

England and the UK are not one and the same thing (as should be clear from the wikipedia snippet you copied)

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[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago

if there weren't people dumb enough to genuinely believe that the earth is flat, then i would assume it was a troll post.

but here we are...

[-] hayali99@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

nation is a construct based on race and culture. nation is artificial, think it like a club. if you have a citizenship means you are included to nation but it doesnt mean to you are a part of race or culture. for more reading like there is a science branch called sociology!

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[-] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io -1 points 3 months ago

Colloseum: Am I joke to you?

[-] Limonene@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago

If I assume by the word "Pub" that they are in the UK, their country has only existed for 103 years. Obviously, that doesn't mean the end of the people, or the pubs, just the end of that system of government and/or territorial border.

There's no shame in it. Constitutions and bills of rights need to be updated as people become more enlightened and civilized. The US would certainly be better off if it had had more constitutional amendments over these 250 years. Maybe then it wouldn't need a revolution.

[-] uienia@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

England Wales and Scotland are countries which are a lot older. Your semantics isnt really reflective of the truth

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