Wednesday, December 5, 2012


Gonny say guid bye to the Sassanachs?


This is the last entry you can comment on for December.

Do you agree with the author that the chances of other countries forming in Europe due to secession are next to none?  Why do these regions want independence?  Is it just emotional, or are there other important motivations?  What would it take for these countries to successfully split off, as Slovakia did about 10 years ago?  Does every nationality have the right to its own nation, and if not, what special privileges and protections should be given to minorities?  If you were from Svidnik, would you be interested in creating an independent Ruthenia? 

1 comment:

  1. Rather than with the author, I agree with the comments below the article. Already at first sight the information in the article is clearly biased in an attempt to say what the authors want it to with his limited amount of research. Only a short trip to Wikipedia taught me more about the struggle for independence of the Scots. There was one comment in particular that caught my attention. It said this: “i reckon that most scots aren't pro-independence: they are anti-England. “. This is an important conclusion that the author somehow missed and that I think is also true for the situation in other parts of the EU and the world.

    I do not doubt that a separate country may come into existence, which does not mean I am in favor of it – I believe that each time a country that is already relatively small breaks up it becomes fractionally as powerful as before. Even in countries like Italy, the situation in many areas is shifting towards the more extremist political parties that aim for the independence of certain regions. Although I am no expert in this field, the breaking up of countries seems to be becoming a trend. The main reason being the citizens’ naïve fantasies of a utopian land for people just like them. Perhaps if they knew how complicated the process is and if they fully realized the negatives of what the separation might lead to they might be less eager to do so.

    I also don’t think that creating a separate nation for every nationality is absolutely necessary –people seem to have forgotten how to coexist. Not only that. There is always the option, however difficult or improbable it might be, to improve the situation or the country if it stems from a political problem. By a change or policy or the people in charge of running the country (i.e. the government) incredible things can be achieved. Overall, I firmly believe that a country’s separation should only be the last possible option that should only become and alternative when there is no chance of a better future in the country as it is.

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