Long Reads: Anton Jäger on Belgium, the World's Most Successful Failed State?
Jacobin Radio
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Is There a Breaker for Belgium?
Belgium is split between flemish and french speakers, a gulf that now looks increasingly state sanctioned. In flanders, many are delighted. Focsa buge sese, things need to change. The country be reformed. Finances must be redressed. That is why we flemish must be united to succeed in changing the country. I'm very pessimistic. I'm scared that the francophones won't be able to negotiate very well because there's much fewer of us and we'll have less money. So they're going to buy out brussels,. And once they have brussels, they'll drop us.
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