[tintor]

“balkanized” is offensive term

[jorisw]

I wasn't aware. It's meant to refer to every country having a different solution for the same thing, which in the EU is much the case.

That said I picked it up from Steve Jobs talking about cable networks in the US.

[TheRealPomax]

That conveniently ignores the part where it refers to a fracturing where every part is hostile towards each other and unwilling to cooperate on anything. It's not a neutral term, it really is a rather offensive term for everyone from the Balkan today.

[chrisco255]

It's a historical reference to the events that led to World War 1.

[TheRealPomax]

No, it is not. Etymology and current use are not the same thing.

[jorisw]

Understood, I will happily edit it out