Quote Originally Posted by Magn View Post
Similar problems as in Iraq then.

Still, nationalists tend to be somewhat pickier about their fights than fundamentalists who think the rest of the world got it wrong and is evil.

Its the lesser of two evils.



Yeah, the poor toiling, hurting and dying to substain the standard of living of the wealthy. What else is new?

I guess mandatory military service like they do in some countries has its benefits.

You think twice about going to war when its your kid or grand kid who's about to put their life on the line.



There are still real opportunities out there, but no thanks to the many vultures trying their best to squash all opposition and secure a permanent place on top for their dynasty all the while pretending that the policies they are pushing for are meant to increase opportunities for upward mobility.

Lets face it, unless productivity goes up all the time (which is happening now, but not in the long term as it can't be sustained by the planet), someone getting richer means that someone else is getting poorer.

At some point, you'll have to tweak the system to insure some sort of equilibrium (like guaranteed minimum standard of living, maximum wealth someone is allowed to have and such).
this is all prefectly true

but the problem with nationalism is that it is at forefront of what comes next, which is the bigger of two evils if you compare it to fundmentalism.

That's the problem with today's leaders and politicians, noone is looking at the long term, it's all short term crisis management.

If you do this, you're usually playing to lose on a strategic level. This is what worries me greatly.