
Originally Posted by
Beirut
Unfortunately I have to disagree with Soly. There is a very good chance that it will happen. We came within a hair of it back in '95. Less than 1% of the vote won it for our side. The separatists resorted to intimidation at the polls, illegal voter disqualification, and outright vote tampering and they came close enough to their goal to scare the piss out of everybody.
The separatist leaders are very, very good at convincing the people that they are oppressed and willing to resort to any means that will help them achieve their goal. As it stands, 40% of Quebecers support separation at any time. All they need is a lit fuse to get the other 11%.
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