Population is power, borders are arbitrary, and citizenship is an invented category with invented rules that can change at any time. #Infomocracy #Microdemocracy
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1319575809632292864
Imagine if US followed this up, offering a path to citizenship for all Chinese citizens. Boss move in the power struggle, no? Imagine if China retaliated with the same. Then Russia offers citizenship for anyone but has to sweeten it: no taxes 1st 10years! #SpeculativeResistance
Then countries worried about falling populations like Japan decide to chip in a reimbursement for shipping costs if people come as residents on a path to citizenship. Brain drain becomes more of a concern, so countries try to cushy up their educated #SpeculativeResistance
Now countries everywhere are trying to tempt new people in & convince their residents not to stray. They're offering some crowdpleasers, like low taxes, free education, also trying to figure out ways to manage larger population: democratic innovation. #SpeculativeResistance
Free movement of people is better for people and for economies economist.com/the-world-if/2…
What's keeping us from it? Racism, fear-mongering comemierdas, lazy governments, and the ridiculous idea that everyone in a country should be similar in some undefined way beyond where they want to live.
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