Posted on 07/06/2017 3:38:31 AM PDT by Helicondelta
// Recently it occurred to me the entire history of Europe has been a long train of “Final Solutions to migrant problems...”. There really is nothing new under the sun. //
True. Europe has the unfortunate location as being a small appendage of Asia, and having multiple natural routes for being invaded.
Good comment. I often make the point that the Roman Empire did not fall (primarily) because the Roman army lost a lot of important battles. The real problem was mass migrations of people from the East who were allowed to settle in Roman territory and retain their foreign ways. Rome got progressively less Roman. The army got progressively less Roman. It was a slow decline that took centuries. They kept trying to find administrative fixes (c.f. Diocletian) but ultimately they lost their culture war and Europe entered the Dark Ages.
Many other cases through European history. Long train of “final solutions to migrant problems” indeed.
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Good points but also keep in mind another similarity: The Debasement of the Currency! The US, just like Rome, began doing so since 1913 and ultimately the end result will be the same. Debt that can NEVER be repaid and money that becomes worthless!
Yes...after 8 years, Eastern Europe can see that we have a leader for us and them...
No, it isn’t.
So much for President Trump hiding in a corner as the Fake News Media said he should.
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Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers,
I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.
A day may come when the courage of men fails,
when we forsake our friends
and break all bonds of fellowship,
but it is not this day.
An hour of wolves and shattered shields,
when the age of men comes crashing down,
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This day we fight!!
By all that you hold dear on this good Earth,
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