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Or the Germans that their ancestors also settled in the Frankenreich and they should of course be on good terms with them! Or Franken (i.e. parts of Bavaria) t

Or the Germans that their ancestors also settled in the Frankenreich and they should of course be on good terms with them! Or Franken (i.e. parts of Bavaria) that they're Bavarian. Or English that many of them are part French nowadays (think Normans). Or ... History is messy. People are messy. Mostly vengefully so unfortunately. This is why we can't have nice things.

shermantanktop 3y ago
The people most likely to threaten your borders are also the people you’re most likely to share culture and genes with. So minor differences in language, culture, and geography become important signs of essential distinction from your historical enemy. Freud called this the “narcissism of small differences” (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism_of_small_differences https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism_of_small_differen...).