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Re: Secessionist Movements…
I hear people defending the possibility of secessions occurring throughout the world and they use the example of the American Revolution as an example.
I think that this is not a good comparison to make for two major reasons.
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Colonial America was separated from its parent country by an entire ocean. (Not to mention that during the War we had the French government’s help)
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There are no longer any vacant places on the earth that are not, wholly or partially, controlled by a major military power…this means that if a group of people want to leave a country, they can only do so by joining another country. (Whether they mean to or not).
I admit that I’m playing the “devil’s advocate” here a little.
- Nuclear weapons did not exist at the time.
Now, of course, you just don’t go lobbing nukes on rebelling populations like it’s nothing. But they provide a sense of “fuck you” autonomy to the countries that possess them.
The “war” will never be won by killing each other anyway, so I’ve come to a personal conclusion that secession/armed rebellion is a really poor way to achieve a higher level of peace.
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