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Re: La belle province
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:37:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > > I noticed the examples you gave were from nations where democracy was
> > > inexistent at the time of the breakup. So I ask: is a democratic nation
> > > immune to separatism?
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> > Not sure what you mean by immune in this context. Some democratic nations
> > have resisted mightily. The US Civil War was at least partly about
> > separatism.
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> True, but the US was hardly even partly democratic at the time (except on
> paper)!
Less democratic, yes. Less free (at least in the free states anyway)? Arguable.
(Free society == democratic society) == false
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| (...) Sure the free states were more free, if you were a white male (and a landowner, IIRC). But in terms of restrictive laws, I suppose you're correct. Dave! (24 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Sure the free states were more free, if you were a white male (and a landowner, IIRC). But in terms of personally restrictive laws, I suppose you're correct. Dave! (24 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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