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Originally Posted by Sliver
Good point. It's also such a problem with democracies in general. How do you compel somebody to vote for the best interests of the collective versus their own self interests? Unfortunately, you can't, but how cool would it be if you could?
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I think this is one of the biggest issues with regionalism within a larger state. People that put Alberta first (or BC or Texas or Chihuahua, etc.) are ultimately not helping anyone except for the cynical self-interested, short-term profiteers that prey on people's irrational fears.