Take the following as truth: On primordial  I don't believe in single identities, but there are root identities such as being a Basque, a Catalan, a Kurd, or an Occitan, especially when there is a need to assert such a root identity against a larger, sometimes more smothering polity or culture.
Then the following statement: "The presence of a smothering culture makes those of root identities more likely to assert themselves." is true, false, or inconclusive?
Answer: Inconclusive