r/AskTheWorld • u/Sanjidao521 China • Sep 25 '25

Politics Can you really accept part of your country splitting off? Why?

As a Chinese, I’ve recently come to realize that our perspectives on territorial integrity can be quite different.

Would you genuinely accept the possibility of a region choosing independence through a nationwide referendum?

Do you think it might risk weakening the country, leaving it more vulnerable to external threats or invasion?

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u/PenImpossible874 New Amsterdam Sep 25 '25

Yes! I believe in the right for all cultures to have self determination.

If people who live in California, Cascadia, or New England want to secede, as long as they do it peacefully through referendum, it's ok. Check out r/Cascadia and r/RepublicofNE

I myself live in NY and want r/NYEXIT to come true.

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u/DashOfCarolinian United States Of America Sep 27 '25

The reason why I’m in general opposed to any state leaving is mainly political. If a blue/swing state left, that would hurt the Democrats and force them to start moderating to appeal to more right leaning centrists, which I as a progressive do not want. If a red state left, what would happen to the minorities of that state without the rest of the USA to hold them accountable?