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Old 12-11-2005, 11:38 PM   #201
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Originally Posted by Zarathustra
Revolution is the main way a group of citizens within a country form a separate country without aid from outside nations.
If you compare nations that seceded through revolution and nations that seceded through peace (and, yes, there are many examples of this--most British colonies, for example), I think you will find that the instances of revolution reflected a history of armed conflict (which, in a cyclical kind of way, further fuels the resolve to secede).

There has been zero history of armed conflict between Alberta and anyone else, so I think the idea of Alberta secession necessitating revolution isn't really historically supported.
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