Last September the prime minister begged the Scots to stay, saying that he would be "utterly heartbroken" if they seceded.
"Under the bright lights, my nose, eyes, lips, and tongue contorted as if they'd seceded from my face and were involved in a game of one-upmanship….
If only they would secede again, Lind and others suggest, the nation would largely be free from endemic prejudice, zealotry and racist violence.
President Omar al-Bashir visited Juba, the capital of south Sudan, five days before the referendum and assured the southerners that he would join them in their celebrations if they chose to secede.
There has been an unusually muted response from the other countries in the European Union, where authorities are worried, in the age of Brexit, about any further fragmentation taking place, and have warned Catalonia's leaders that, if they chose to secede from Spain, they would not be accepted into the E.U.
Voters in 11 Colorado counties voting on the 51st state issue are not being asked if they wish to secede, but rather if they wish their county commissioners to pursue the idea of secession further.
The fact is, if people like Alex Jones want to harass immigrants like Piers Morgan, if they want to secede or shoot and kill federal employees, they're going to do it whether we compromise with them or not.
Six of Colorado's 64 counties have now opted to put the 51st State Initiative on their ballots, asking voters if they want to secede from the state and become the state of North Colorado.
In fact, Slovenia and its Western-minded ally Croatia say they will secede if Yugoslavia is not transformed into a loose confederation.
A dozen MPs in the ruling coalition gathered at the home of a leading rabbi to vow that they would secede if there were any withdrawal, whatever the conditions, and to launch the search for an alternative candidate for prime minister.Mr Sharon made no such threat.
Before Mao came to power, they reminded Mr Wang, he had promised regions such as Xinjiang and Tibet that they would be allowed to secede if they wished from a Communist China to form independent states.
