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To: michael97123 who wrote (153143)12/1/2004 5:24:15 PM
From: Neocon  Respond to of 281500
 
Belgium is the perfect model. Populations who would normally be antagonistic pull off a political union despite competing cultural centers (France, the Netherlands) they might want to adhere to. How? Mostly by maintaining a high level of regional autonomy, and keeping sources of conflict on the national level to a minimum.