Switzerland is, by some definitions, an older democracy than the US, if we neglect the short period of time when Napoleon conquered it (as we would similarly neglect the US Civil War). The Haudenosaunee have also been, in important senses, democratically governed for centuries longer than the US has existed, though possibly not as long as Switzerland. And presumably many small tribal peoples have remained democratic for millennia, though it's hard to tell in the absence of written records.
It does seem very likely that the Republican Party will govern the US for decades to come, like Perón's party has governed Argentina in between the military dictatorships, or Chávez's party governs Venezuela.
> It does seem very likely that the Republican Party will govern the US for decades to come
Either you're a troll, governed by recency bias (i.e. today), or not very competent in US politics. If the Democrats could get their act together even just slightly, they should have won 2016 and this election as well. How? It's simple demographics:
More and more people move to cities -> cities are typically blue -> easy for dems to get elected.
There should be absolutely no reason democrats lose so often and yet due to their incompetent antics they lose far more than they should.
Oh, I was talking about some other dynamics that are coming into play (the Supreme Court, perhaps mass deportations that 'accidentally' include some US citizens, discrimination against immigrants, changes to the Civil Service, etc.) I admire your simple faith but do not share it. I saw a lot of Venezuelans who did on the Venezuelan election day.
It does seem very likely that the Republican Party will govern the US for decades to come, like Perón's party has governed Argentina in between the military dictatorships, or Chávez's party governs Venezuela.