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Originally Posted by SebC
They have the oldest/second oldest constitution for a democracy (depending on how you view San Marino) and it shows.
Other countries that did theirs more recently have learned from others' mistakes, but the US still treat theirs as if it's infallible, like their founding fathers were prophets.
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And they still mythologize the 'great American experiment' as if they're on the bleeding edge of democracy. Actually they may be, but not leading edge.