CALGARY — Whenever a practical question arises of how an independent Alberta would work, a lot of separatists tend to respond by accusing the other side of “fear-mongering.” In fact, the source of any fear is the separatists themselves. A largely disorganized group of activists, with zero democratic legitimacy, suddenly discussing, on the regular, a “unilateral declaration of independence,” or as it is known in the Criminal Code, sedition, does not exactly spell calm, confident and trustworthy. Here’s the thing: it is scary, and pointing that out is hardly fear-mongering.