XPost: soc.culture.scottish, soc.culture.welsh, soc.culture.cornish   
   XPost: soc.culture.breton, soc.culture.irish   
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   Westprog submitted this idea :   
   > "Baldoni XXV @googlemail.com>"  wrote in message   
   > news:mn.cd2d7d75b79d006d.74922@googlemail.co...   
   >> The Highlander formulated the question : ...   
   >>> I love it all! If we could only persuade the largest Celtic group in   
   >>> Britain to accept that they are actually Celts, we could make   
   >>> something our of these islands.   
   >   
   >   
   >>> The problem is that the English refuse to accept that most of them are   
   >>> Celts with some Anglo-Saxon/Norse/Danish input.   
   >   
   >> Does it really matter ?   
   >   
   > The funny thing is that Highlander thinks it does, and that the English   
   > would be totally devastated if they found out that they were descended from   
   > a different bunch of barbarian tribesmen. Or that if they accepted it they'd   
   > feel quite differently about themselves.   
   >   
   > I can safely say that the reaction of the vast majority would be "Didn't   
   > know. Didn't care. Still don't care."   
      
   It is the best way to be IMHO as it does not encourage tribalism.   
   Nationalism is a dangerous thing indeed also some over the top   
   patriots.  I find over the top Welsh/Scot's nationalists irritating in   
   the same way I find English "John Bull" types irritating.   
      
   I am more than happy to be a "mongrel" whatever that is these days !   
      
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