[quote=Arraya] It has imported a characteristically late-nineteenth-century separatist project into a world that has moved on, a world of individual rights, open frontiers, and international law.[/quote]

This reminds me of a pre-WWI article about separatist movements in Austro-Hungarian territories as 19th century anachronism. The same argument is used whenever a group of people favors the current circumstances. Fourth century Romans argued the same.

I actually do agree with point #4 from your other post – everything does suck. Just look at the list of countries that never ratified the Rome Statue of ICC.