I don't think that's entirely true about everyone hating everyone
I would say that usually (at least inside the EU) it's a very loud minority stirring up.
When push comes to shove I don't think most Bavarians would really see a point in becoming truly independent (German individual states have far more freedoms than counties do remember!). Yes, there are armed groups in corsica, yes the SNP is worryingly powerful and yes the IRA exists, but if we're talking about splitting up one country after another then what's the point of countries at all?
Just because some loudmouthed buggers shout slogans against people from somewhere else doesn't mean those who don't give a fuck agree. Because they don't really give a fuck.
Also, I think there should be some sort of counterweight to the whole china/USA/Russia thing. A european block that has at least a semblence of unity and common policy in some areas (ie embargoes, common import tax etc etc) makes more sense to me than loads of relatively small (if rich) countries that can easily be defeated one by one.
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