Sectionalism: restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
Relate: Sectionalism was the major cause of the United States Civil War because it was integral to creating the Southern social life as well as shaping its political tendencies, not the issue of slavery, which only affected a very small percent of southerners.
Athens is known as the birthplace of democracy. But it was a long path to get there. And this democracy didn't exactly function like any nation you think of today. Most people today think of democracy as an inherently good thing
