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[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 day ago (19 children)

Britain also invented Imperial measurement system that is still used in the USA while being extremely outdated and inconvenient.

The US just can't adopt changes. It will most probably die as an XVIII century country with a pile of juridical clutches and props.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

18th century aka 1700s? Seems a bit unfair

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

When did their constitution was written? And only "juridical clutches and props" since then :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 minutes ago

Oh, I didn't entertain the notion that the country's remained essentially the same since the constitution was written.

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