No doubt some of these peoples would be able to survive perfectly well on their own. But history does seem to suggest that the cumulative effect of states falling apart is seldom positive.
当然，还有中国的西藏问题、俄国的车臣问题等等诸如此类的问题。毫无疑问，他们有些人会自力更生生活地很好。但是历史好像表明，国家分裂少有积极的的累计效力。