David the Gnome, I meant take a break from the debate to enjoy an old Cossack song by a modern artist. The Cossack heritage has nothing to do with this debate per se. But you don't meet many people who come from that particular background and when you do, it pricks your ears up. I am Ukrainian on my father's side. My people come from Halychyna which is closer to the Carpathian Mountains and Poland than the Cossack lands which are further East and South. However, the most nationalistic Ukrainians are the ones that live in the West and perhaps oddly, they identify with the Cossacks. The real reason why the Ukrainians that live in the East and South identify as Russian is because of extermination and resettlement in Cossack territories. Something very similar happened in Northern Ireland. Similarly, my lowlander Episcopalian Scot grandfather identified with the Highlanders and "Ladies from Hell."

I think this is known as hijacking a thread. Okay, one more:

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