**Pak-One, my point was, ethnic /religious minorities exist everywhere but that has never blocked the creation of new states despite the risk and actual occurance of bloodshed. Yugoslavia is an example as many other examples in history. There is a sizeable Arab minority in Iran but still there are Arab countries.
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I’m not denying that it isn’t possible. The associated violence and problems that arise can not be discounted. Can you (or anyone) provide guarantees of the safety of the minorities? Can you or anyone guarantee that forced expilsions will not occur? Any change to Pakistan’s geography will be met with extreme violence, that is the ONLY guarantee so far.
And I think you are becoming somewhat cocksure to make that claim that it was not a positive development for croatians, Muslims, Slovanians, etc. How can you make such a claim on behalf of these groups. I have met many Croatians, Slovanians, etc. and they are very happy now that they are living in their own states.
It was not a net positive development if you keep in mind the economic losses, ethnic violence and even the current situation. Nationalism for the sake of independence is not enough there must be compelling reasons behind it.
If people didn’t miss Yugoslavia, the word Yugonostalgia would not exist:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/world/europe/27iht-nostalgia.4.9533599.html
As for the people you have met, what can I say? I have met a Londoner calling for independence of his city from the UK.
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Existance of minorities doesn’t mean all nations/ethnic groups are lumped togethor in one super state to avoid mistreatment of minorities. That is illogical and irrational.**
I would never forward that claim. Nation-States arise due to a shared experiences and are built upon a series national myths. Unless there are reasonable, historical and compelling reasons, the validity of nation-states is called into question. In regards to the minority question, I am trying to bring to your attention that these breaks are never clean and they WILL cause violence and suffering. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
**The right answer is international conventions, UN charter, state responsibility, etc.
The words “internal domestic matters” hold greater resonance than the UN Charter, international conventions etc. Besides any such collapse would come during crisis where “all acts whether of violence or forced expulsion can be expected.” We have seen this in the Balkans, Middle East and India. So you’re expectations of international intervention are not based on historical precedence.
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Besides, such developments are not in our control and geopolitical issues are not decided according to our wishes. Great power politics, international system, the attitude and strength of your own state, etc. play a lot of role.
True. Expect things to get ugly if such an event were to occur. I don’t rely on hypothetical or external interventions - I work with what is front of me and try bring change within the present setup and move it towards the true federation model.