The real argument against it is what Robespierre said: "No one likes armed missionaries".
edit: found the full quote: "The most extravagant idea that can take root in the head of a politician is to believe that it is enough for one people to invade a foreign people to make it adopt its laws and constitution. No one likes armed missionaries; and the first advice given by nature and prudence is to repel them as enemies."
that doesn't change the fundamental dynamic at play here. Being set free against your will tends to not sit well with people. If it doesn't come from within, the legitimacy of a project is forever damaged.
The real argument against it is what Robespierre said: "No one likes armed missionaries".
edit: found the full quote: "The most extravagant idea that can take root in the head of a politician is to believe that it is enough for one people to invade a foreign people to make it adopt its laws and constitution. No one likes armed missionaries; and the first advice given by nature and prudence is to repel them as enemies."
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that doesn't change the fundamental dynamic at play here. Being set free against your will tends to not sit well with people. If it doesn't come from within, the legitimacy of a project is forever damaged.