Being Canadian, I am a bit familiar with the problem of part of country wanting to secede. Now without starting the debate, and being obviously biased as living in the western part of Canada (AKA the very non-french part of Canada), I think it's fair to say it's mostly a political lobbyist drive that has largely failed, and not the burning desire of most of the people of Quebec themselves. I'll even go further, and since I see it as a political drive, I'll even say it's a political campaign of FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) which tried to scare people from a French background into 'getting something they were entitled to'.
Everyone is good at fighting for what they believe in. The politically correct question now is 'How do we all get along'. Unfortunately I think is that some would choose to rather die, than get along. The question may be when do you pull the plug on the people that hang on to entitlement? At some point, you just can't work with someone that won't just let go. I think God is active and interested, but letting us choose and I don't see why he needs to take control here. It's up to us.
When it comes to a group seceding from the mother ship, how many countries secede from where they are based on something people believe they are entitled too? And in certainly some cases, freedom from persecution and oppression of any sort would be good things to believe your are entitled to and worth a revolution to achieve. As always, it seems that motivation is key to understanding one's quest to get what we're entitled to. God lets us struggle with this. God wants us to choose.
In the Quebec political struggle for separation, some French people believe their language and culture are being 'persecuted or oppressed' as they must belong to a different set of Canadian rules. They probably have a point: just like every thing that is there in the beginning, is lost over time to new empires, new ideas and new needs. I honestly believe that the rest of Canada really tries to accommodate and included as much as possible. And one must appreciate how tenacious some are to keep up the pressure. But as they fight, one has to wonder about the indigenous peoples they displaced. Can they fight for entitlement to preserve something that violates the preservation of what was before it? I've heard Canadians say, 'Go for it. Take your share of the debt, get your own military, and build your own country.' Staying together is better if we can work together, but separation would be preferable to a dysfunctional relationship. God wants us to choose life and liveliness, and sometimes one has to just let go and be ready to support someone wanting to go their own way.
And what of Kosovo?
A long history going back to the first century BC and the Dardani tribes. We've got different ethic groups, and political groups and religious groups all fighting for control. I have to believe that each group is fighting for it's own entitlements. Some probably relate to 'historical homeland', some to culture and language, and probably everyone is right to some degree or another. How on earth do you sort this one out?
Funny enough, from what I see in the BBC news, Serbia is unhappy having a chunk of it leave, presumably because they loose some sort of control, but historically anyway Kosovo has a chance of moving forward if they all now put their entitlements to death as they form the 'Republic of Kosovo'. Various world governments, including Canada, have offered their support to the disdain of Serbian Canadians.
Dusan Batakovic, Servia's ambassador to Canada had this to say:
He said the decision sets a "dangerous precedent" for sovereignty movements around the world, including Spain, Russia, India, as well as within Canada.
"Can you imagine, for instance, if the Quebec parliament declared its unilateral independence the same way the Kosovo parliament did? Would they recognize, in Ottawa, Quebec as an independent country or not?" he asked.
Not surprisingly, the political French body interested in separation from Canada praised Kosovo's move.
"Canada is recognizing a country, a new country, although the country it was part of disagreed," Turp said. "That is something that is new. We're happy that that has happened."
I guess Mr. Turp is saying that if the Canadian military slaughter ethnic French people, they then have a right to separate? I would agree with him on that.
That brings us to Zimbabwe.
President Robert Mugabe said Friday that "only God" could remove him from office
Here's a country poised for all the ingredients of slaughter, at the entitlement of one man. No religious excuses, no homeland issues, just one guy entailed to it control and servitude of those that get in bed with him. I say you can't work with this guy. Motivation wise he's serving himself. Please someone tell me why anyone should work with him. I believe God is active and cares. I'd be very worried if I was Mr. Mugabe that God just might agree.
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