Well - at the risk of getting slaughtered by the extreamists, yes, in the Celtic fringes, there is a unpleasent aspect to Nationalism. And this is linked to the Nazionalists, mainly on a linguistic basis.

These facists would ban the use of English, or English versions of traditional Welsh Folksongs in order to maintain "our heritage".

Err ! What F*****g heritage.

It appears that here in South Wales, where English has been the peoples choice of usage for the every day conversation for over 100 years, that you are betraying your "country" if you do not speak Welsh.

Ethnically, South Wales, with industrialisation, owes more to the folk of Sommmerset, Cornwall, Ireland etc than the North Walian Language purists.

And yes, they don't believe in democracy, in the last few weeks ( We have a National Assembly elction going on ) I have had my car vandelised, my sister has had her door smashed, and my 78 year old mother sworn at in the street. - Our crime ? Displaying Labour Party Posters !

Gareth

To miss quote the "Ballard of John Axon"

By thier deeds you shall know them,
By the Works of thier Hand