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They are referring to the fact that Canada (and Australia and a bunch of other nations) peacefully separated from Great Britain. The fact that it hasn't happene
by Mz 10y ago
They are referring to the fact that Canada (and Australia and a bunch of other nations) peacefully separated from Great Britain. The fact that it hasn't happened in the U.S. does not mean it cannot be done.
- orthecreedence 10y ago> The fact that it hasn't happened in the U.S. does not mean it cannot be done. It has been tried before, and there's a pretty big precedent for what happens. That precedent is civil war. How is California seceding going to be any different from the southern states?
- flukus 10y agoThe Confederacy independence also involved seizure of federal assets, something that would be very unlikely or impossible with a modern independence movement.
- candiodari 10y agoYou mean after several other states did so violently and demonstrated beyond any real doubt that Great Britain could not maintain control ? That's not peaceful. Or at least, not any more peaceful than nuclear deterrent is.
- flukus 10y agoNo, we mean after the world changed and violently suppressing independence movements became no longer viable in western democracies.