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A large-scale theme in humanity that usually goes unnoticed is how much more the poor are willing accept privations and duties in the name of patriotism. They a
by killjoywashere 4y ago
A large-scale theme in humanity that usually goes unnoticed is how much more the poor are willing accept privations and duties in the name of patriotism. They are also more charitable on a per-cent basis, and certainly on a marginal per-cent basis.
- throwaway0a5e 4y ago>the poor are willing accept privations and duties in the name of patriotism Not everyone agrees on what patriotism means or what actions are patriotic or good for the nation. Tolerating a few abstract points off your GDP because people you don't like voted your country out of the EU easy enough so people put up with it. You are not going to get a nation to put up with serious hardship like what the energy situation is shaping up to do unless everyone is on the same page about what the end goal is.
- hdjjhhvvhga 4y agoIn this case it's not just patriotism and noble ideas but sheer realism. The civilized world needs to do everything to weaken Russia to minimize the chances of them expanding the war. We got totally dependent on cheap Russian gas in spite of warnings and now is the price to pay. There is really no alternative. I mean yes, we can lift sanctions and let Russia build advanced rockets with our chips, but is this really the future we want to build?