>>85415846More like being too much trouble to conquer/control is what gives you sovereignty.
The Irish fought a civil war in the interwar period over how much sovereignty they'd accept after the Easter UprisingEmpires in the past often gave territories higher levels of autonomy/sovereignty because they were too far away to manage properly.
>>85416144and as the free™ world becomes more multiethnic the governments become more tyrannical to keep the peace. The lesson here is that we can have liberty or diversity, but not both.