There is always at least one group actively promoting seccession. Yet non-native peoples originally settled in Alaska to establish military defense bases. Indeed, aside from high oil prices, Alaska's economic booms have largely been the result of war. While hostility toward outsiders is the norm, so is dependence on them. Yet these are the same developers who provide the oil money we are so dependent on.
Extremity is a breeding ground for contradictions.
I grew up with sense of immense space, and a feeling of being trapped at the same time. Working for Exxon because I needed the money, while knowing of their complete disregard for the environment. I'm still trying to see things for the complexities that they are, and not the simplicities I wish they were.