Throughout history, people have sought to break away from the political control of their governing authorities and start something new. That this phenomenon is still with us is unsurprising. But, on the face of it, what is surprising is that these sentiments arise within reasonably well-off rich and developed countries. The motivations for these aspirations are varied and many but taken together, they have a great deal to tell us about what lurks just beneath the surface of the cultural and political landscape in the regions in which they arise.
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