Separatism

Basically separatism is an idea that will die with an older generation who continues to support it vehemently. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Third, separatism is um foundational to fundamentalism, and it requires people who leave to be considered apostate. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nationalist-based fascism and separatism is not a Texas or Southern issue, it's the train that the Far Right is now riding in every region of America. ❋ Unknown (2009)

David Cameron, at the Scottish Conservatives Conference warned that the Union had never been in more danger and "the ugly stain of separatism is seeping through the Union flag"; what is the best way we, as UK Unionists, can prevent that stain from spreading? ❋ O'Neill (2008)

The most recent polls indicate separatism is supported by only about one third of the population of Quebec, the lowest number in forty years, yet the Bloc got most seats. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The issue of Basque separatism is central to the novel. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Cases where imposition of attempted imposition of monolingualism made no difference or made worse separatist tensions: 19th century Ireland (Irish almost wiped out by enforced English-only in the National Schools: made bugger-all difference to Irish desires for separatism from the UK, Kurds in Turkey, Kosovar Albanians in the 1990s.) ❋ Unknown (2007)

Quebec separatism is an emotional issue, not an intellectual one. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Quebec separatism is something peculiarly Canadian, although having lived in Montreal from 88-90 and having seen Meech Lake from inside the province, I can say it's unfortunately virulent. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They know that the immigrants who are coming in of course are the ones with the big families, the ones who want to learn English, the federalists, so the core of separatism is shrinking. ❋ Unknown (1999)

But emotionally, I think separatism is still in the nineteenth century. ❋ Unknown (1977)

While regionalism, spelled out in the terms of separatism, is more identifiable with Quebec today, regionalism as such exists across this nation and challenges the essence of our federation. ❋ Unknown (1976)

This kind of nationalism, like separatism, is a distraction manufactured by leaders who do not have answers to the problems they were elected to solve. ❋ Unknown (1976)

I do not believe that the spirit of separatism is general, and in my view only a very small percentage of the population of Quebec have any serious addiction to separatism. ❋ Unknown (1968)

We find in separatism an echo from Quebec's past, but without the honesty that characterized the soul-searching of French settlers in the early days. ❋ Unknown (1964)

More and more French-Canadians are coming to believe that their future lies, not in separatism, but in a revised Canadianism within a revised constitution that will give the French-Canadian the realization that he has the right to stand equally beside the millions of other Canadians of many origins who accept Canada as their own country. ❋ Unknown (1964)

The first of these is 'separatism' - the articulation of Aboriginal identity in terms of Aboriginal-specific practices, aspirations and affiliations - which is seen to threaten the unity of the nation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The nation [engaged] separatism as an answer to the increasing racism. Racist blacks lived in their own state, [racists] whites in theirs, racist orientals in in theirs, and so on. Finally, the politically correct bastards in government realized that EVERYONE is racist to different degrees, and is fucking tired of all of this stupid "cracker" this and "nigger" that - shit. After the separatism act was ordered, everyone was happy, living around the people they preferred, and people stopped hating one another because the [interracial] relations were no longer FORCED... ❋ Brigitseyes (2007)