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Originally Posted by Mynydd
Actually, there are pan-europeanists who base their idea of a Pan-Europa in the micro-nationalities, since the promotion of micro-nationalism erodes the bigger nations and this makes pan-europeanism a necessity.
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What we are referring to as micro-nationalism, by the definition of an exclusively regional/local nationalism, that wishes to dissolve any larger national entity, is infrequently based on a pan-European ideal, but more often based on the construction of ethnic ideal.
I have yet to hear of a real "micro-nationalistic" movement, that diverges significantly from the movements we already know of, that are typically based on regional national mythology and identitarian brainwashing.
In some cases is micro-nationalism authentic. But in such cases, it is clear that there will be reasoning, and the movement will not have grounds in modern constructions.
What I meant was first and foremost though, that the local/regional identity or nation (depending on what terms one is willing to credit) is an important part of identity, and has always been, since the birth of nations. I think it is wrong to call that micro-nationalism, since it is clearly a part of a larger national identity in most cases, and thats what I criticized the pan-Europeanists for.