Huh... wonder who those would be
Honestly though, if I can be honest, I don’t see where anyone gets the idea that anyone can decide who can and who can’t wish to be an independent entity. Self-determination is a basic right, at least in my eyes, and for the Post-Westphalian and Post-Versailles world, it seems to be the common view.
Let’s say, for example the majority of Chicagolanders wished to leave the Union? Simply for the fact that a separate
national identity became a concept in the region, and people started filling out census information as Chicagolanders instead of American? Who are you, or anyone, to say they don’t have the right to self-determination? A vote is a vote, and if the majority of Chicagoland wish for independence, we should happily give it to them. If Chicago stopped feeing American, I see no reason why they should be forced to stay American. This, however, is a massive hypothetical, but national groups can form, new identities can be made, and personally I don’t think anyone of us has a right to dictate which line in the sand should be drawn. It comes down to the population of the region, the hearts and minds of the people, not people viewing from the outside.