> is it your opinion that unilateral secession of any region, under any circumstances is democratic by definition? I find that very strange. I don't agree. Def

> is it your opinion that unilateral secession of any region, under any circumstances is democratic by definition? I find that very strange. I don't agree. Definitely not, not under any circumstance. But if backed by a big (60%?) part of the population, then yes. Referendum are dangerous beasts, but not allowing popular opinion to be heard once in a while is even worse. So, as happens with democracy, which is "the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time", a referendum is the worst option, except for all the rest.