Editing Patchwork (section)

==History==
The first states in human history were formed primarily around urban and agricultural centers and were at a first way smaller than the modern nation-state. A case in which a number of these states formed yet one state failed to conquer and subjugate all the other states can be considered the first example of a working urbist system, as can be seen in Ancient and Classical Greece.

After the end of the [[File:SPQR.png]] [[Caesarism|Roman Empire]] examples of urbist systems took hold in parts of Europe under [[File:Feud.png]] [[Feudalism]] and lasted as late as the rise of modern nation-states during and after the [[File:Enlightenment.png]] [[Enlightenment Thought|Age of Enlightenment]]. The most famous examples are Germany and Northern Italy, but also included much of Eastern Europe before the expansion of Russia.

Patchwork systems largely declined after the rise of Nationalism and Colonialism (and the fall of the latter) from the 17th to 20th with nothing much left except for a small number of microstates scattered around much of the old world such as the 6 microstates in Europe and Singapore, with all these states being wealthy, proving that city-states can function in the modern age.

In the 21st century the notion of organizing the world around city-states and microstates became popular among a number of political circles, including [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism|Libertarian]], [[File:Nrx.png]] [[Neoreactionaryism|Neoreactionary]] and local nationalist circles. Notably including the right-wing blogger [[File:Curtis Yarvin.png]] [[Neoreactionaryism|Curtis Yarvin]] who coined the term "Patchwork" to describe the system in which a specific region is made up entirely of microstates. Patchwork is also popular among the HK pro-democracy camp, with many believing that the only way to have full democracy without the PRC overriding their actions is to make HK fully independent.