Like so much of human affairs, it's about Pride.
Mexican Pride has been wounded by U.S. deportations.
Mexicans don't care if they're hurting themselves by expelling American retirees and tourists -- and the dollars they bring. Mexican Pride requires a pushback.
Much Israeli/Palestinian intransigence is motivated by Pride on both sides. So too Ukraine/Russia, and China/Taiwan, and India/Pakistan, and African-Americans' behavior, and ...
And well, it's a rare human conflict, foreign or domestic, that isn't at least partially motivated by Pride rather than by rational reasons.
Good points, pride cometh before the fall. I have seen numbers as high as 47% revenue for Mexico from reparations of Mexicans legal
And illegal in US
Cut off your nose to spite your face…..
The idea that we still have wars over land, religion, jealousy, pride… shows that as humans we have evolved technologically, but we are still the animals we have always been. Just dressed up better, and far more capable of killing
Much Israeli/Palestinian intransigence is motivated by Pride on both sides.
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Gay Pride?
The source is Religion! No pride involved - the muslims want the Israels dead because the koran and the other 4 ‘holy’ books tell them to kill Jews wherever they are found. The Israelis are defending themselves and Christians from the murderous muslims.
there’s very little more ignorant than “pride” when pride is completely unwarranted because there’s nothing to be proud about ...