does Flanders have a valid reason for wanting independence? And

>>1825835
No for both

>>1825835
>does Flanders have a valid reason for wanting independence?
Yes, the County of Flanders existed from 862 to 1795, and still exists today as the Dutch region of Belgium.
There is quite a lot of support for becoming a confederacy, which would result in de facto independency. For separatism through a revolt, not so much.
>And does Belgium have any legitimacy as a country?
That's debatable, but at this point we go along with the flow

>>1826270
fuck off

>>1825835
what would your suggested alternative be to Belgium then?

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>>1826431
>Flanders today is Flanders in medieval times

>>1826525
Flanders today is Flanders of medieval times and a bit of Brabant because of reasons. At the end of the day we all have the same language, culture, elections and so on
also
>18th century
>medieval

>>1825835
Yes, simply enough because Belgium is an illegitimate non-state
Partition it between the Netherlands and France already

>>1826513

Literally France.

>>1826431
>Yes, the County of Flanders existed from 862 to 1795

As part of France or Austria or Spain

>>1826570
It gained independence through a revolution after which the nation was acknowledged as legitimate by the entire world
then the country quickly became self sufficient and even managed to become one of the largest economies in the world, surpassing the nation it gained independence from in barely 30 years

That seems pretty legitimate to me

>>1826621
With almost complete autonomity, or at least during the middle ages.
It's not like there was a "French" nation or identity back then

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>>1826563
M8 Flanders as depicted in OP's pic is like Artesia, contemporary West-Flanders and a part of contemporary East-Flanders. No where near Flanders as we know it today. If you go by that mindset Flanders would have to be a part of France because of the ties they had to the French crown. In contrast to Wallonia which should be German as a part of the former Holy Roman Empire
>>18th century
>>medieval
The fuck are you talking about. The enormous differences between current Flanders is nowhere near the County of Flanders from if you will the 18th century (but let's be honest it's the same size and what not of the medieval County of Flanders)
Did you even botter to open a wiki tab m8?

>>1826892
Bruh, East and West-Flanders today are basically medieval Flanders, in the geographical and cultural sense. That today's Flanders contains bits of Brabant and Limburg doesn't change that fact.
>Napoleon invades
>Belgium is created afterwards
>Flanders suddendly has nothing to do with Flanders

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Most people's reaction to seeing Flanders.

>>1826662
Isn't that because the Dutch built all their industry in Belgium?

>>1826892

Just want to make clear that if you happen to live outside East or West Flanders you have no claim the history of Flanders at all.

Nothing at all.

Nothing at all.

Belgium is simply the result of a conglomeration of two different independence movements within the Netherlands.