[mgoldstein5]

There’s nothing wrong with local autonomy, why should I be ruled by people who don’t share my values thousands of miles away.

[jodrellblank]

If people share your values and are ruling in your interest then it doesn't matter if they are far away. If someone is ruling against your interest and doesn't share your values, it's no benefit if they're local.

And what does "local" mean? London to Brussels is only 200 miles direct, that's closer than Belfast, Edinburgh, or St Davids which are all places more or less ruled by London as "local" to the UK.

[Victerius]

There we go again. The local fiefdom. More division.

Distance does not matter. It should not matter.