As an Albertan, would you EVER support seperation from Canada?

[icarus]

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.

[Bend it like Bourgeois]

The conservative comment is interesting. I've heard a few people mention that, as though it'd only be hard core conservatives wanting separation.

Ideology is a symptom, not a cause. Conservatives hoping separation is the gravy train that will finally get them some political clout are sadly mistaken. It'd never fly as a 'conservative' movement, any more than the hard left managed to take Quebec to separation. But at the same time people who think separatism is just a home for grumpy conservatives are playing a dangerous game.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois

The conservative comment is interesting. I've heard a few people mention that, as though it'd only be hard core conservatives wanting separation.

Ideology is a symptom, not a cause. Conservatives hoping separation is the gravy train that will finally get them some political clout are sadly mistaken. It'd never fly as a 'conservative' movement, any more than the hard left managed to take Quebec to separation. But at the same time people who think separatism is just a home for grumpy conservatives are playing a dangerous game.

Actually by hard ideological definition the people who want seperation are very liberal and the people who don't are conservative.