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**goatteatromiag** · 09-01-2012, 12:47 PM

I know M you feel strongly that if an area wants its independence from a country then referendums should be held and independence granted and its a very noble stand but I'm not sure its always that straight forward. For example if a large Muslim population formed in lets say Brussels and at some point declared it self independent of Belgium, you could see no problem with that?

A country should be big enough to have a diversified economy, some natural resources, electricity production, an administration with ministries and foreign embassies... That's why I do not regard mini-states like the Vatican, San Marino, Monaco or Andorra as "countries", just semi-independent states relying heavily on their respective neighbour. There is no way a Muslim community in any European city would become big enough to become a country. If a whole Belgian province (which is still rather small, about like Luxembourg) sought its independence, that would make it possible though.

09-01-2012, 12:47 PM	#4
goatteatromiag Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	I know M you feel strongly that if an area wants its independence from a country then referendums should be held and independence granted and its a very noble stand but I'm not sure its always that straight forward. For example if a large Muslim population formed in lets say Brussels and at some point declared it self independent of Belgium, you could see no problem with that? A country should be big enough to have a diversified economy, some natural resources, electricity production, an administration with ministries and foreign embassies... That's why I do not regard mini-states like the Vatican, San Marino, Monaco or Andorra as "countries", just semi-independent states relying heavily on their respective neighbour. There is no way a Muslim community in any European city would become big enough to become a country. If a whole Belgian province (which is still rather small, about like Luxembourg) sought its independence, that would make it possible though.
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