Another joy to read. Another banal subject we should ignore, in place of something more serious.

Dan

Well, yes. And better than invading and destroying all civil amenity, killing and injuring thousands just to change who govern and or sovereignty. But then various power junky/nut jobs want to rule/secede for all manner of, mad as a cut snake, reasons. Some of which are just totally insane and as threatening as your worst nightmare!

Interestingly, the poor mad are declared insane, but the rich and powerful mad are just declared eccentric and for the most part considered harmless buffoons.

[Binroy, there are only two sane people here and I'm not too sure about you.]

If power corrupts then absolute power corrupts absolutely! And there's only one remedy for that, a little lead pill right between the peepers.
Alan B.

There is no moral justification whatsoever for anyone to rule over others against their will and inflict its laws against them by threat of sword or prison. Size, military power and propaganda machines make no difference over what is right and what is wrong.

The serious factor here is brute force.
Any group can separate itself from its neighbours, if it has the means to do so.
For example: if a group can defend its 'home territory' from outside intervention, it can control its own future.
If it cannot defend itself, it won't get far.
One way of 'defending' itself would be to remain totally isolated from others.
That 'defence' relies on there being no one to initiate attack.
There are isolated pockets of 'civilisation' around the world which are completely 'off the radar'.
For them, life continues without opposition.
They keep it that way.
For the rest of us, it all comes back to brute force.
Another 'country' would hesitate to 'encroach on our preserves' if it knew it would encounter formidable opposition.
It would then need a particularly cogent reason to engage in aggressive action.
To a lesser extent, public opinion can also prevent one group from invading another's territory.
Which means healthy reason can direct a way forward?
One up for reason?