Another argument for the benefits of regional autonomy comes vis the late C. Hitchens, quoting a better historian than himself:
"[Perry Anderson's] undergirding assumption [is] that American imperialism remains, if I may so condense it, the primary enemy ... A few years ago, when we jointly addressed a gathering in New York, he startled me by announcing that he thought the Confederacy should have been allowed to secede. His reasoning was elegant enough — slavery was historically doomed in any case; two semi-continental states would have been more natural; American expansionism would have been checked; Lincoln was a bloodthirsty Bismarckian étatiste and megalomaniac..." (Cf. Gore Vidal.)
--CGE
On Sep 21, 2012, at 9:00 AM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
> [WS:] Frankly, I do not think much will come out of it. At best (or
> worst, depending on one's perspective) it would Quebec redux - a few
> symbolic gestures symbolizing local autonomy.
>
> Personally, I am against separatist movements on any kind - we need to
> move toward a global government and national separatism seems like a
> step back.
>
> --
> Wojtek
>
> "An anarchist is a neoliberal without money."
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