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kpil on Nov 9, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Donald Trump is the president-elect of the U.S.

To nitpick, the Estonian and Latvian Nations have existed for almost 1000 years.

The Nation-states are not that old, but there are many young nation-states in Europe.

ptaipale on Nov 9, 2016 [–]

And, Estonia and Latvia existed as independent nations in 1918-1940 (when they were left to the Soviet sphere of influence when Hitler and Stalin split up their spoils.)

hetfeld on Nov 9, 2016 | [–]

Godwin's law in action

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