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Again, I very much agree with you.
However I feel like because of Brexit a lot of this stuff has become something to look down on, mock and patronise. Like only stupid ignorant people yearn for self-determination and national pride. It's not fashionable but I do think it's more complex and deep-rooted than people realise. I don't know. I have such a different outlook on identity to my parents and most of their generation, but I also don't think they're "wrong".
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to be clear, i think the idea of the nation state should be confined to the dustbin of history, but it had its place