"After World War II, it was the populations that moved instead. Millions of people were expelled from their homes and countries, with at least the tacit support of the victorious Allies."
"One could argue that Europe has been so harmonious since World War II not because of the failure of ethnic nationalism but because of its success, which removed some of the greatest sources of conflict both within and between countries."
"The fact that ethnic and state boundaries now largely coincide has meant that there are fewer disputes over borders or expatriate communities, leading to the most stable territorial configuration in European history" Quotes from: researchgate.net/publication/29…
So many people had to suffer and die to create the currently reality of mostly homogenous states in Europe, and elites are arrogantly throwing it away mixing together population that are far more different than the ones that caused conflicts in the 20th century.
As Ive tweeted before, border denialists have blood on their hands
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