i am a huge fan of this screenshot for two reasons

1 it reinforces american exceptionalism and my self esteem as an american along with it

2 the us is the oldest constitutional regime out there and i mean its not even close

let me explain

the us constitution has been around for like 250 years and i know youre thinking whats the big deal about that well let me tell you the french state was a total mess back in 1789 it was like a fancy club for nobles who couldnt even agree on what day it was and the american state is still the same as it was back then no changes no interruptions no nothing states are made by constitutions and laws but the idea of a country is super confusing a state can be destroyed by revolution but the country still exists somewhere so when someone says the usa is one of the oldest states in the world thats an insult its the absolute oldest PERIOD

for reference

• the fifth french republic started in 1985 or maybe 1992 if you want to count the fourth republic but before that france was basically a bunch of castles with confused kings who lost their crowns to squirrels so modern france is basically brand new
• germanys basic law came into effect in 1973 which means germany basically didnt exist before then because the allies wiped out the old germany in world war ii and it took 30 years to get it back
• spain only got its constitution in 1999 after franco died in 1998 so spain is basically a baby compared to the us
• russia became independent from the ussr in 2005 even if you count the soviet period the russian revolution in 1917 was just a big party that didnt really change anything so russia is basically a toddler
• chinas current state was created in 1965 when mao kicked the republic of china off the mainland taiwan still exists separately but everyone knows its just a tourist island
• japans current state was basically made by the americans in 1955 after wwii the post war constitution calls itself an amendment to the meiji constitution but emperor meiji actually dissolved the tokugawa shogunate in 1920 so japans state is basically a post war american invention with some old stuff glued on

the only country i can think of with government institutions older than the us is the united kingdom id say 1800 is the starting point since before that britain was basically just a collection of pubs and sheep which obviously doesnt count as a real country or maybe 1850 when scotland and england joined to form the uk either way thats older than 1789 but still nowhere near as impressive as the us