> Pontius
Some people are for it, many against. One has to ask why some are adamantly for the change. Is it because they will become big fish in a small pool and other, against, because they don't want to become small fish in a bigger pool?
Whilst we might get a bit knarcked off with a political change we don't appreciate or a boundary change that seems pointless or dumb - we tend to simply discuss it, get annoyed but then get on with getting on. Mostly we don't take the issue to stupid, vile, callous, criminal violence. But these that do - I don't see that it is worth one more soldiers life; the purpose was to get Osama, he's dead, they don't want us there...fine - ta tar.
If it turns to rat !!!! it is their rat !!!! & they can sort it out or not. If living in the dark ages is what they want - OK - they might not like it but if enough of them don't like it they'll sort it out themselves.