User blog comment:GrandMethuselah67/Lore Sheet: The United Republic of Humankind/@comment-4867780-20150705091736/@comment-4867780-20150710002913

Free-willed people tend to follow their own wishes, and the appeal of political independence is undeniable. Real-life history confirmed it as well, notably with former french colonies that had both great privileges and great freedom, yet pushed to the end for full-blown independence despite the considerable backdraws, simply because they wanted to truly rule themselves.

Humans simply aren't robots, they are made of emotions as much much a logic.

And since the concepts of "perfection" and "independence" are often closely associated on a philosophiccal level, and countless communities are dedicated to the pursuit of their own understanding of perfection, if wouldn't be surprising if some of them perceived independence as a necessary condition.