Comments by "" (@TheHuxleyAgnostic) on "Indiana GOP Senator Thinks Teachers Should Be ‘Impartial’ About Nazism" video.
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@wenlisman Didn't all that nationalism cause hundreds of years worth of wars? The "Brits", Britons, actually ended up being ruled by Romans, Angles, Saxons, Norsemen, and then by French Normans, who were themselves formerly Norsemen. The "Scots" were Irish who came to rule over the Picts. The "French" Franks were a Germanic tribe, who conquered lands from Romans, who had conquered lands from Gauls. Etc. Etc. Etc.
And, none of all that fighting over, and drawing up of arbitrary borders, by religious fanatics of mixed ethnicities and cultures, that didn't keep much of anything original and seperate, has little to do with later decisions about forms of government. It was actually the conquest of Byzantine culture, sending many west, and bringing their ancient Greek philosophy with them, that led to the enlightenment, and more modern forms of government. It was the loss of a "European" nation, and the mixing of their culture and ancient writings, with others, that led down the path towards modern democracies.
Under normal circumstances, isn't it better to have a freer and more open border, like a Nordic Passport Union, a Schengen Area, etc.?
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