in thread "States are tools and territory for peoples, not magical repositories of real interest": For some reason you continually handwave the criticism that any negative traits these outlier foreigners carry will ALSO have outsized effect. I would be exceptionally careful dealing with the "elite" of countries which have been stagnant hellholes for act... 2h ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.0 1.0 For some reason you (view hidden) log in to judge received 1.0 1.0 The problem is that these people seem to have no feeling of connection to heartland America. They are, to varying degrees, obsessed with a laughably idealistic postracial-technocratic utopian vision. You are appealing to instincts and goals that do not exi... 38m ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 0.9 0.9 The problem is that (view hidden) log in to judge received 0.9 0.9