Greece Is a Millennium Old

Greece is a Millennium old place. Its people is not a Millennium old people. Its people is not even a century old. The US is the oldest nation on Earth preserved via peaceful transfer of power. If we are to speak of oldest nations, the US is the oldest nation. You are confusing history with mythology, because the history of the people of Modern Greece cuts off in the middle of the 20th century. You can sling all the insults our way that you want--but if their nation is so great, then why do they keep failing so miserably?

A screenshot shows a long English-language comment arguing that modern Greece is not as ancient as the historical civilization associated with it, while praising the United States as an old nation preserved through peaceful transfers of power. The joke is the exaggerated nationalist argument and deliberately provocative comparison, typically shared as a reaction in debates about Greece, America, history, and national identity. EN: A screenshot shows a long English-language comment arguing that modern Greece is not as ancient as the historical civilization associated with it, while praising the United States as an old nation preserved through peaceful transfers of power. The joke is the exaggerated nationalist argument and deliberately provocative comparison, typically shared as a reaction in debates about Greece, America, history, and national identity.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 8752 2023-05-05