LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoWhat does 4th July mean to you?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down113
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareWhat does 4th July mean to you?LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoUh… The US government is one of the longest continually running ones. Most other countries were either formed later or had some major revolution. The only 2 older governments I can think of are the UK and Japan
minus-squareorb360@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoThere are plenty older https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_sovereign_states_by_date_of_formation
minus-squareStarvingMartist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoIt’s the 22nd oldest country
Uh… The US government is one of the longest continually running ones. Most other countries were either formed later or had some major revolution.
The only 2 older governments I can think of are the UK and Japan
There are plenty older https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_sovereign_states_by_date_of_formation
It’s the 22nd oldest country