Quebec shows one clear truth: You are only respected when you can walk away. That is what Ambazonia is demanding — the right to decide its own future. That is why this is not an “Anglophone problem.” It is a question of freedom. And freedom is not negotiable.
By the Independentistnews Political Desk
Many people ask a simple question:
“If federalism is so good, why do the people of Quebec still want to leave Canada?” The answer helps us understand Ambazonia’s own struggle.
Quebec does not stay in Canada because it loves Canada. Quebec stays because it has power. Quebec controls its language, schools, courts, and large parts of its economy. Canada knows that if Quebec decides to leave, it would shake the country. That is why Canada listens to Quebec. That is why Quebec can demand respect. Quebec talks about independence peacefully because it is not weak. Southern Cameroons was never treated that way.
In 1961, Southern Cameroons joined French Cameroun in a federation. It was meant to be a partnership of equals. But in 1972, Yaoundé destroyed that federation. Our government was removed. Our courts were removed. schools were taken over. Our autonomy was erased. We were not consulted. We were forced. That is why Quebec can negotiate inside Canada, but Ambazonia had to resist.
Dialogue only works when both sides are free.
Quebec can say, “Respect us or we leave.”
Canada must listen. Ambazonia cannot say that inside Cameroon, because Cameroon answers with soldiers, prisons, and bullets.
Federalism is not magic. If it was, no one would want to leave it. Scotland tried to leave the UK. Catalonia tried to leave Spain. Eritrea left Ethiopia. Slovenia left Yugoslavia. Now Quebec is rising again. People do not leave when they are respected.
They leave when they are dominated.
Quebec shows one clear truth: You are only respected when you can walk away. That is what Ambazonia is demanding — the right to decide its own future. That is why this is not an “Anglophone problem.” It is a question of freedom. And freedom is not negotiable.
The Independentistnews Political Desk
