Back in the 1990s is was assumed that any argument in favor of secession would produce “the balkans”
So, will Scotland and the Rump UK begin shooting each other? That seems unlikely.
The seceeding entity is too small to be “economically viable.” Well, we all know how Hong Kong, Singapore, Luxembourg and Monaco are all dirt-poor economic baketcases, don’t we?
In the united States, the common argument against secession is that it has something to do with slavery. Obviously, that argument holds no water when we’re talking about Catalonia or Veneto or Scotland, so what to fall back on? Let’s look at some recent news stories —
The “for your own good” argument. - This was common Quebec some arguments agains the Quebecois were that they were xenophobic and wanted to oppress the anglophones in their territory. http://www.globalresearch.ca/decapitating-the-union-the-scotland-drive-for-independence/5400476 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-08/quebec-shows-scots-question-returns-even-if-answer-is-no.html http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/07/scotland-decides-union-tories http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/sep/07/alex-salmond-monetary-union-europe-eurozone-crisis http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/10/world/europe/uk-scottish-independence/ - bipartisan support for union http://soundmoneyproject.org/2014/09/sterlingization-in-scotland/ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/scotland-independence-referendum-view-catalonia http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11086917/Scottish-Independence-Dont-vote-Yes-just-to-give-the-effing-Tories-a-kick-says-David-Cameron.html - Cameron close to tearrs But an emotional Mr Cameron at one point appeared close to tears as he spoke about the “heartbreak” he would feel if Scotland voted for independence. “ some politicians might be ‘heartbroken’ is about the dumbest reason yet to vote for union. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29163983
