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RoseTrellis

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11. Longevity is rare

Reply to Stargazer99 (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:39 AM

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I’d say we are actually doing better than average. The typical duration of nation-states, or more broadly, political regimes and countries, is often cited by historians and political scientists as being between 200 and 250 years. This timeframe is commonly associated with significant, transformative upheavals in government, rather than the complete erasure of a culture or population.

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In the 1700's a native American shaman said in time the US will be no more due to corruption in government [View all] Stargazer99 Friday OP

;-{)...... Goonch Friday #1

Nice, but unlikely he used the name, United States in the 1700's. Possible, but not likely. 3Hotdogs Friday #2

Poetic license. ColoringFool Friday #3

Wanna have more fun, Google 'Native American Red Jacket" and his 1806 speech about religion. 3Hotdogs Friday #4

Now that speech is a really good one. wnylib Yesterday #10

Or totally made up story. wnylib Yesterday #9

An extraordinary example of that, book written about 1970. "The Education of Little Tree." 3Hotdogs 18 hrs ago #12

I typically wait until the warlock community chimes in Sympthsical 17 hrs ago #13

A lot of those people selling supposed Native wnylib 14 hrs ago #14

Excellent post Sympthsical 11 hrs ago #15

I know what you mean about the types of people wnylib 11 hrs ago #16

But it made for a great John Cusack movie Sympthsical 10 hrs ago #17

Never saw the movie. wnylib 10 hrs ago #18

Any one with an education would understand the past tense in my post and it would be clear understanding Stargazer99 Yesterday #8

Given enough time any reasonable prediction can come true. Renew Deal Friday #5

That's true enough for every government and it's unlikely to change anytime soon. cstanleytech Friday #6

Highly unlikely this happened edhopper Friday #7

Longevity is rare RoseTrellis Yesterday #11