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    If they keep killing each other over there, hopefully they'll forget about is over here.

    Most states in the Middle East have boundaries that make little sense from our "Western" standpoint of self determination (or most of the time, our populace is to apathetic to try to gain freedom - barring Catalonia) and are glued together by violence and the threat of more violence.

    In such environments people seem to tend to turn to strong (generally) men to Sort Things Out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
    our populace is to apathetic to try to gain freedom - barring Catalonia
    ... and Scotland.
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    Scotland got a vote. They voted no. Seems they'd like to stay in and continue to whine rather than be independent and deal with the world.

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    Plus Scotland hasnt waged a terror campaign in the last 50 years.
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    Wales has, though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greyblades View Post
    Plus Scotland hasnt waged a terror campaign in the last 50 years.
    Have Catalonian exiters had? You mix them up with the Basques.
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    Being better than the worst does not inherently make you good. But being better than the rest lets you brag.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Greyblades View Post
    Well, the group was established less than 40 years ago and it dissolved more than 20 years ago, so I don't understand how it has been waging a terror campaign for the last 50 years.

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