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I always find it so interesting how little the topic of Californian independence comes up online. You would think there would at least be a decent amount of org
by detectivestory 4mo ago
I always find it so interesting how little the topic of Californian independence comes up online. You would think there would at least be a decent amount of organic content around that, never mind external interference.
- roncesvalles 4mo agoSeparatism is born of a sense of ethnoracial exceptionalism: 1) we're a genealogically different ethnic group from the rest of the country 2) we're better than the major ethnic group of the rest of the country Both bits are absolutely essential. I can't recall a single instance of a separatist movement based on purely political differences gaining serious ground, Alberta included.
- api 4mo agoWhy just ethnic? It can also be religious, ideological, or based on some economic interest. The US revolution was a mix of tax revolt and ideology. The British were the same ethnic group as most of the leaders of the revolution.
- roncesvalles 4mo agoMost (serious) separatist movements that appear religiously/ideologically motivated on the surface have a lesser known but critical ethnoracial exceptionalism myth that underpins them (e.g. Kashmir). Again, I don't consider de-colonization movements to be separatism. A rough criteria would be that you must be physically contiguous to the state that you're trying to separate from. Also heed my second criteria: a people who perceive themselves to be inferior to the majority group will never, ever develop ambitions of separatism. It usually goes like: "we're better than these other guys but they keep us under their thumbs, hence we want our own country."
- KingOfCoders 4mo agoIt would be kind of a stretch to argue this as the reasons for separation of the US from the UK - I can see some of it, but I think the argument is a stretch.
- roncesvalles 4mo agoI wouldn't define independence from colonial rule as separatism.