I personally feel like if they actually had a real gripe then maybe it would be worth considering their self determination. Catalan, Northern Ireland, Bangladesh, etc etc etc. These are distinct cultures with actual claims of oppression of their foreign powers. “We eat beef barbecue, drive big trucks, used to be our own nation very very briefly and oh we hate the president” is not going to rise on the international stage as a cause for independence.
I personally feel like if they actually had a real gripe then maybe it would be worth considering their self determination. Catalan, Northern Ireland, Bangladesh, etc etc etc. These are distinct cultures with actual claims of oppression of their foreign powers. “We eat beef barbecue, drive big trucks, used to be our own nation very very briefly and oh we hate the president” is not going to rise on the international stage as a cause for independence.
Why not? Self-determination is important. Countries split up all the time, the US isn’t special.
If they genuinely want to leave, I’m all for letting them.
Because like I said, no one will recognize them as an independent country.