if there were another country with better conditions that you could make a new life in, would you stay and suffer in your own country
Yes? Like most people for most of history. I think the US is about to take a turn that makes the fall of the USSR look like a market downturn. I'm not going anywhere. I'm certainly not going anywhere if I'm right.
It’s common among the jingoist or statist minorities. Most people simply trying to live their lives don’t subscribe to values like that unless they’re sheltered enough from the consequences of conflict.
Yes? Like most people for most of history. I think the US is about to take a turn that makes the fall of the USSR look like a market downturn. I'm not going anywhere. I'm certainly not going anywhere if I'm right.
Most people for most of history only stayed in unfavorable situations only if they were unable to leave. Why would you willingly stay?
Are you sure about that statement? "This land is mine" is a far more common sentiment through history methinks.
It’s common among the jingoist or statist minorities. Most people simply trying to live their lives don’t subscribe to values like that unless they’re sheltered enough from the consequences of conflict.