Long Reads: Anton Jäger on Belgium, the World's Most Successful Failed State?
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The Beginnings of Belgian Socialism
The first belgian socialists don't realize that there is a language question. They still see these industrial regions as the qor regon for their agitation, and they don't really see the need for going beyond that particular sector. So it takes a while until the late nineteenth century, wheni there's a stronger linguistic presence within the workers party.
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