I liked the read myself, very educational to say the least. The history of the British Isles is long and at times very rocky. I understand the undertones for a lot of this, and we will let that be.
In the States, each State is represented equally, as would any future territory that might become a State. Some States have unique histories, which makes the natives extremely proud of being from that State... An example, Texas... It was it's own country at one short time. Texans are extremely proud of their State and you can find the Lone Star flag pasted on everything and anything.. but Texans are Americans first.. ( well some think that's reversed). The same exists everwhere, people are proud of their heritage, and what they want is a resonable thought, practicable maybe not, but reasonable.