In college we had a case study. Turns out it actually IS something to be proud of. In countries with similar problems, it always turned into a civil war followed by a division of the two parts. Perhaps it made Belgium into a prime example of Kafkaesque in some way, but I prefer this over what happened or would happen in other countries.
I would rather pride myself over being able to delegate than over being able to wage a civil war.
It happened rather often in the early and late 20th century. But if you want to predict the likelyhood of a thing like that based on the 11 years that this century has been going, go right ahead.
id rather base it on the experiences our ancestors made in the early 20th century.
mankind is greedy and dumb and all sorts of things but we europeans seem to have learned that killing one another isnt the best solution to our problems.
I agree. But this conflict isn't new and it came really close to civil war a few times between 1830 and now. I was commenting on Belgiums history and the current state not the current state alone. And since the current state is a direct consequence of the systems put in place in previous eras when civil war was a possibility, it is nothing if not very relevant :)
because the north hates the south and the other way round. the country is a political mess and some argue that it should be split amongst holland and france.
=> not finished yet :)
Your country is in an aweful state
I would rather pride myself over being able to delegate than over being able to wage a civil war.
yeee right
mankind is greedy and dumb and all sorts of things but we europeans seem to have learned that killing one another isnt the best solution to our problems.
and for the record: i live in flanders