Seceder.com: secession, secede, independence, new country creation

Welcome to Seceder.com! Dozens of new countries have emerged, worldwide over the past few decades. Here's a partial list and here are additional details. More new nations are on the way. Can you believe how many new secessionist movements there are globally? Please see for yourself:

Have you heard of the country of Andorra? Back in 1993 that locale (which is just north of Spain and has fewer than a hundred thousand people) got its own seat at the United Nations. Of course, we do not assert that costly membership in that dues-collecting bureaucracy (which is heavily influenced by anti-democratic dictators) is anything of which to be particularly proud, but anyway... Andorra is now a tax haven country with reportedly the world's 2nd highest life expectancy. Nearby, Catalonia's voters (including in Barcelona) favor secession from Spain and expressed their views accordingly in a referendum on November 9th, 2014 which Madrid predictably is not recognizing. Meanwhile Scotland already held one rather tightly contested secession referendum on September 18th, 2014, which was ultimately decided by nonworking pensioners. At least parts of Scotland might revisit the crusade fairly soon, though, as discontent with the centralized government in London festers. Elsewhere the growing quantity of separatist voters in Biafra, Quebec as well as in Bavaria (etc.) are taking notice, just as seceding folks in Sudan already have... Is Texas seceding from the U.S.A. anytime soon? There's a primary ballot initiative underway in Texas, too, so please stay tuned...

At any rate, with every human on Earth dying of old age, if you must pay taxes then doesn't it seem like it's time to similarly pursue local control of how they are spent? Or do you want to continue having national debt-accumulating central planners (who are typically located too far away) decide for you, while such administrators enrich themselves at the expense of your wallet and opportunities?

Isn't it interesting how, according to this source, of the 46 [secession] referendums held worldwide between 1905 and 2014, 42 resulted in a new independent country being formed – with two of the remaining four “no” results later reversed"? Here are more details.

"A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead

"The people have the government that they deserve." -Benjamin Franklin

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mahatma Gandhi

"Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master!" -Thomas Jefferson

“A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” -George Bernard Shaw

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." -Plato

"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man - brave, hated, and scorned. When his cause succeeds however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot." -Mark Twain

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” -Mark Twain

“It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of others.” – Samuel Adams

“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” -Arthur C. Clarke

“The bigger the world economy, the more powerful its smallest players.” “The world's trends point overwhelmingly to economic interdependence and political independence." "The advent of the technological revolution has given the people of the world a new drive to find themselves and to assert their right of self-determination. There has been a spike in the number of recognized countries around the globe. Don't believe me? Go look at an encyclopedia from 1980 and then look at the list today." -John Naisbitt (author of bestselling books Megatrends 2000, and Global Paradox). Editor's note: Here's a partial list of new countries that have emerged over the past few decades.

"But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this." "To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do." -Apostle Paul, née Saul (1 Corinthians 7:28; 7:7-8).

"Whomever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant." -Matthew 20:26 (NLT)

"If pro is the opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress?" -Anonymous

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