Originally Posted by
Excargodog
People talk about separatist movements in the US - Texas wanting to raise the Lone Star again and such - they ain’t seen nothin’. Europe is replete with separatist movements. The Basques, the Catalonians, the Scots, the Irish, heck - more than I can remember:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ents_in_Europe
Each nursing ancient grudges and hatred, many quite legitimate.
Yes our geographic divisions are weak, mostly economic and cultural, and diluted by our melting pot. They have divisions rooted in language, religion, ethnicity, and history... with plenty of bloodshed and atrocities to keep memories fresh over the centuries.
Although I personally discount the legitimacy of any grudges based on things that happened much more than two generations ago.