Against The German Romantics

To the Romantic Nationalists of the early 19th century, language, among other factors, was important for the natural borders of a country. However, they also included other factors.

Race? The German Romantics must have been ignoring a lot of history when they declared race was important. Gibbon writes of the great period of Roman Imperial history, listing five Emperors. Two were Spanish, and one Gaulish. I guess the Manchu and Mongol dynasties in China were insignificant. Wasn't Napoleon a bit Corsican (in actuality, 100%) and weren't his soldiers French (they were).

Oh, they go on to discuss culture, religion and customs, too. Honestly, I could change my religion tomorrow. Lots of people do it. Wouldn't it be crazy if national borders changed based