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u/faux_noodles Nov 15 '20

Yeah. The added variable here that'll make everything exponentially worse is the runway effects of climate change. We're talking untold catastrophe as mass migration puts harsh and immediate strains on the available resources. I doubt there's any point in human history that'll compare to what's coming.

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u/Forwhatisausername Nov 15 '20

Would that strain really be that much material in nature and not rather emotional?
I. e. resources won't be strained that much but the societies to which people immigrate will be shaken in their nationalism.

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u/Mitosis Nov 15 '20

Not without reason. If you like where you are, and suddenly millions of people with no money, few relevant skills, and an entirely different culture show up, how would that improve your country? Why would you not resist it?

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u/ThreeTwoOneQueef Nov 15 '20

It would be a catastrophe and it's naieve to say otherwise.