I Support Cape Independence, you should too Regular viewers of this channel might be surprised as to this video. Why is Springtime of Nation’s least pan secessionist member narrating a video on the Western Cape and its drive to secede from the Republic of South Africa? While the Western Cape is arguably nowhere near as …
The First Springtime of Nations
In our video on Venice we heavily referenced the 1848 European Revolutions that are often called the Springtime of Nations. However, given the debt our channel has to these events, it’s high time we cover them in more detail. The five separate national movements in 1848 we think are worth talking about occured in France, …
The Struggle of the Doukhobors against the State
North America has been seen as the land of opportunity for almost 300 years. The continent, especially in its infancy, was a place of refuge for religious minorities fleeing persecution, such as the Quakers and the Mennonites. Sadly this group of religious dissenters, which like the aforementioned groups shared a communalist and pacifist outlook, did …
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Springtime of Nations: Venice
Springtime of Nations is a term used to refer to the liberal revolutions that swept Europe in 1848. From Ireland to Poland to Hungary they sought to overthrow imperialism and despotism and replace it with nations governing themselves. Overall, the revolutions were unsuccessful and short-lived, but many laid the groundwork for later successful uprisings. One …
Springtime of Nations: Deseret
Mormons! The Consummate American Religion. Nowadays Mormons are seen as strange (if nice) versions of Christians, but when Joseph Smith spread his beliefs in the 19th century, Mormonism was seen as an insane, heretical and dangerous cult, and faced violent suppression in the United States. After Joseph Smith was killed by an angry mob in …
Anarchy In Reality: Makhnovia 1917-1921
Anarchists from many nations journey to Ukraine, intent on repulsing the forces of tyranny and reaction. But this story isn’t about 2022, it’s about 1917. For four years Southern Ukraine was covered by an anarcho-communist confederation, fighting German occupiers, then monarchist reactionaries, and finally the statist communists they had trusted to be their comrades. Makhnovia, …
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Springtime of Nations: West Papua
Our first Australasian centered video focused on mainland Papua New Guinea’s imperialist occupation of Bougainville, which happily has been resolved by the Bougainville independence movement and the Papuan government, with Bougainville set to gain independence in 5 years by 2027. This video has to do with the New Guinea island again, but this time not …
Springtime of Nations: Burma 2, A Turning of the Tide
When Springtime of Nations did our last video on the situation in Burma in April 2021, the military Junta (the ones who insist on calling the country “Myanmar” for cultural reasons) was killing civilians in the major cities with impunity. The only armed resistance was the decades old ethnic separatist groups who allied with the …
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Springtime of Nations: New Afrika
In 2020 the United States was rocked by violent protests centered on police brutality against African-Americans, leading to thousands of arrests and several deaths. The reaction to and solutions for the problem of police brutality vary widely, but the movement we will be talking about today has an elegantly simple solution: Secession! Early Black Nationalism/Separatism …