A lot of people like to complain about the United States being a young democracy and not knowing what for what. Well I thought I would list a few well-known countries that are democratically younger for you whineys out there.
The EU:
Austria- 1955
Belgium- 1830
Bulgaria- 1908
Cyprus- 1960
Czech Republic- 1993
Denmark- 1848 (Prime Minister)
Estonia- 1991
Finland- 1917
France- 1870 (3rd Republic)
Germany- 1871
Greece- 1830
Hungary- 1989
Ireland- 1922
Italy- 1861
Latvia- 1921 and then again in 1990 (soviet stuff something somthing)
Lithuania- 1918 and 1990 (see above)
Luxembourg- 1890
Malta- 1974
The Nederlands- 1848 (Prime Minister)
Poland- 1918
Portugal- 1974 (modern democracy)
Romania- 1878
Slovakia- 1993
Slovenia- 1991
Spain- 1978 (establishment of republic and prime minister)
Sweden- 1866 (Prime Minister)
United Kingdom- 1689 (following the Glorious Revolution)
Ok so of all those countries only England is older, and Im pretty sure they had a king when we declared independence. So now you slap someone the next time they claim America is a young democracy (though Im not sure who still says that?)
I would say America is less a petulent child than a balding man going through a mid-life crisis. Iraq is our red convertible.
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