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The ancient British division that I speak of still persists today in different forms, but I think it has found more healthy outlets most of the time. Things like voluntary devolution in the UK and celebration of local culture in the USA have helped people keep their unique cultures and ideas...

Thanks, both Humour - the panacea? A beautiful thought. Yes, we do all laugh at the same things!! Not wanting to play the 'ethnic blame game' though, I am left wondering how learning about the crises of the past might help us avert those waiting in the wings. How easy it seems for peoples...

English civil war / American civil war Thank you to everyone for these postings. I have long wondered if there were a relationship between the way America was settled and the American civil war. Apart from the issues of slavery, I have wondered if ethnic rivalries were also at the heart of...