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I believe we in Spain will look down on Kosovo and their uncivilised way of going about things [as befits a Western nation looking at a Balkan one], conveniently forgetting about our Carlism, Civil War, Franco, ETA, GAL...

Really, the Basque country looks up to Ireland, and that's it.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 08:45:54 AM EST
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I know you're talking about a stereotype. But we can really argue if nationalism and the violence it brings can come in a pretty and clean shape. The Balkans are not inhabited by some crazy people thirsty for blood. So Kosovars and Serbs ARE being uncivilized, but so is any group more nationalistic than it should be. And i realize you were referring to a stereotype.:)))

by Brownie on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 08:54:46 AM EST
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I personally think nationalism is a scourge, but it does come in less virulent, even "pretty clean", strains.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 08:56:26 AM EST
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Yes, it does, when there's the right amount of it and when it doesn't come with unrealistic ambitions and stereotyping. If you go overboard, you get the mess. Going overboard is when you cannot accept that what you feel in your heart is wrong. And of course i'm generalizing here.

by Brownie on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 09:08:12 AM EST
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