matthew mckeon
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- Oct 3, 2005
After spending a week in Quebec, I was struck by the Quebecois movement to seperate from Canada and the Southern movement to secede from the USA. Nobody is getting killed, after a few skimishes in the 1830s, and a brief terror incident in the 1970s. In fact, many Quebec residents, especially the young, think its a bit of a bore.
Some points to ponder.
The Quebec seperatist movement is legal and democratic, and is recognized as such by the federal government and the other provinces. Obviously not the case in the 1860s.
The cause is not a fear that a hostile federal government will interfere with their "rights"(however we define that), but an ethnically based nationalism.
It might happen, if the seperatist politicians can convince the enough voters. The whole concept of secession is a dead letter in the USA.
Some points to ponder.
The Quebec seperatist movement is legal and democratic, and is recognized as such by the federal government and the other provinces. Obviously not the case in the 1860s.
The cause is not a fear that a hostile federal government will interfere with their "rights"(however we define that), but an ethnically based nationalism.
It might happen, if the seperatist politicians can convince the enough voters. The whole concept of secession is a dead letter in the USA.
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