Brexit Thread

[Greyblades]

Transvaal was part of the British fatherland? Interesting perspective, especially since Britain was always part of the European fatherland...

Well there were more Britons than boers in it!

Seriously, if you were to live by the maxim that a nations sovereignty is a sacred right then you would have to parcel land off to every fritz, hans and albert that asks for it in the name of any national identity tehy can think of. My understanding is that germany has a lot of former nations that would leave every time there is a dispute if it was that easy.

When it comes to soverignty undiluted by additional humanitarian or representative concerns it reverts to might makes right, how much you are willing to fight to have the flag above your head your colour and how much adversity you are willing to suffer.

Indepenance is genrally a means not an end, not a cause people fight for its own sake.