> what they really wish for is to expand their country's borders
If they're leaving, then this is precisely the opposite of what they wish for. They will as matter of course carry with them the habits and preferences of their previous life wherever they go. No matter the distance traveled, no man can escape himself. But they want as little to do with their own nation's government .
> take the newly acquired land for themselves (for free or at best a pittance),
>pay token tribute / taxes to the country they're already in (because taxes are inevitable),
Who on this planet doesn't like cheap land or paying fewer taxes ?
> and then have their government leave them alone.
This contradicts the first point. Just like natives who we ould like to be left to their own devices almost as if they're normal adults.
If they're leaving, then this is precisely the opposite of what they wish for. They will as matter of course carry with them the habits and preferences of their previous life wherever they go. No matter the distance traveled, no man can escape himself. But they want as little to do with their own nation's government .
> take the newly acquired land for themselves (for free or at best a pittance),
>pay token tribute / taxes to the country they're already in (because taxes are inevitable),
Who on this planet doesn't like cheap land or paying fewer taxes ?
> and then have their government leave them alone.
This contradicts the first point. Just like natives who we ould like to be left to their own devices almost as if they're normal adults.