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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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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] syreus@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

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.