Would you be in favor of keeping your country together with force

[jimmy olsen]

A region of your country is threatening secession. The region and its inhabitants are not being oppressed by the government or the ethnic/religious majority of your country. If the situation cannot be peaceably resolved through the political process, do you favor the use of force to keep your country together?

[Barrister]

Vive l'Alberta Libre.

[Ideologue]

Yes, and nuclear weapons are high on the list of options I would prefer.

[Syt]

A region of your country is threatening succession.

[DGuller]

The answer to this question is pretty obvious.  I think that a more interesting question would be about the extent of terror you would impose on former rebels once you vanquish them.

[jimmy olsen]

The answer to this question is pretty obvious. I think that a more interesting question would be about the extent of terror you would impose on former rebels once you vanquish them.

Mongers disagrees.

[Norgy]

Depends on the country. Since it's not Yugoslavia, maybe.
I think, without being categorical, deeply split countries over language or religion could do with either power-sharing or larger degrees of self-government if the parties involved don't play nice.

[MadImmortalMan]

Nah.

Let 'em leave, fail, and then beg to come back.

[The Brain]

No. We let Norway go in 1905, surely we're not more bloodthirsty these days.

[Norgy]

No. We let Norway go in 1905, surely we're not more bloodthirsty these days.

Free Jemtland?

[The Brain]

No. We let Norway go in 1905, surely we're not more bloodthirsty these days.

Free Jemtland?

Take my Jämtland. Please, take it.

[DGuller]

No. We let Norway go in 1905, surely we're not more bloodthirsty these days.

Oil is overrated.

[The Larch]

If the only thing keeping a country together is force then that country doesn't deserve to be together.

[grumbler]

Can't answer the question based on the evidence presented.  This is much too simplistic and Timmay a view of secession.  There are far more factors to consider than whether or not an individual prefers to use force to solve problems.

[Brazen]

No, I'd just put out ludicrous propaganda vastly overstating how much worse off they'd be after independence that they'd definitely vote to go on principle.