The day Nyman votes to abolish the regions is the day we vote to abolish them.
As right as LT is when it comes to the downsides of this for this right (in some ways), the pro-region consensus was a desired objective back in 2015. Though whether or not its attainment was a mere accidental result or a calculated end, I would probably have to lean towards the former if for no other reason than if someone had asked me to lay down the steps out of that situation to such, I could not have given them in concrete form at the time.
In 2009, the only people who would have said anything close to this would have been the likes of PiT, SPC, or even myself. I do recall at one point parroting Lenin in pique of pro-regional extremism right after joining (all power to the regions!). Naturally, such extremism as that would be soundly rejected by me within mere months of that, but comments like those of Truman here, were standard RPP base whipping material.