Another point - if we get to that point and find out it is bad, what the hell do we do about it? Would you rather stop it now or have to start a civil war to get out of it?
Any... region? Former country? that wanted to secede / separate etc would not have any hope of being successful. The whole rest of the world would be against you. There would be no more allies.
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echinos ago
Another point - if we get to that point and find out it is bad, what the hell do we do about it? Would you rather stop it now or have to start a civil war to get out of it?
Any... region? Former country? that wanted to secede / separate etc would not have any hope of being successful. The whole rest of the world would be against you. There would be no more allies.
boltsand ago
So...why try, just in case it goes pear shaped?
echinos ago
Well, I'm saying more that if it does go pear-shaped, there's no way back. It's not the only argument against it, just an additional point.