Agreed. People love to make all sorts of economic and security arguments for why this or that split is a bad deal for the people gaining self determination but

Agreed. People love to make all sorts of economic and security arguments for why this or that split is a bad deal for the people gaining self determination but the fact of the matter is that people have shown they would rather die poor and young than be told what to do by a bunch of people who's values they do not share. You simply can't put a price on freedom.