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Originally posted by Tutankhamun
Oh so it's better for these men to stay in Syria and fight ISIS  |
Yes!! They take matters into their own hands and fight for their own country the hard way. Nothing worthwhile is done the easy way. Their departure only prolongs suffering in that region and comes with great costs to the nation they choose to settle in.
"...while the nation is still affluent, all the diverse races may appear equally loyal. But in an acute emergency, the immigrants will often be less willing to sacrifice their lives and their property than will be the original descendants of the founder race.
...the immigrants are liable to form communities of their own, protecting primarily their own interests, and only in the second degree that of the nation as a whole...
While the empire is enjoying its High Noon of prosperity, all these people are proud and
glad to be imperial citizens. But when decline sets in, it is extraordinary how the memory of ancient wars, perhaps centuries before, is suddenly revived, and local or provincial movements appear demanding secession or independence."
We have seen examples of this time after time.
Says it all.
. and the guy on his left 