Comment on Art of the deal
abbiistabbii@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 hours ago
Fun fact about Somaliland: despite it not being recognized by most of the world (Israel kinda does but only because they wanted to do shit opposite Yemen) and being seen as a “breakaway state”, it’s actually richer, more stable, safer, and more developed than the Country it broke away from: Somalia.
Aarkon@discuss.tchncs.de 8 hours ago
I’ve got no data to prove or disprove this gut feeling of mine, but aren’t most separatist movements motivated like this?
lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
Abbiistabbii reminding us that the things the governments tell us about anti-state movements (like the idea that without their government there is no law or morals) aren’t exactly true, they’re only a biased perspective from those scared of losing power over the public. Fwiw I don’t think any group is ‘bad’ just because they got together and separated from state control, I think it’s great that can still happen.
Agent641@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Motivated by it, yes, often. Successful at it? Rarely.