The EU makes Turkey do the same. While they destroyed Syria and then refused refugees, they made Turkey take refugees in exchange for trade opportunities.
The European nations complained about taking a few thousand refugees. Turkey took in literal millions
They actually make Morocco do most of the patrolling in exchange for trade opportunities with the EU :agony-acid:
They recreated marches as border states
Perhaps imperialism truly is the highest stage of capitalism :thinkin-lenin:
The EU makes Turkey do the same. While they destroyed Syria and then refused refugees, they made Turkey take refugees in exchange for trade opportunities.
The European nations complained about taking a few thousand refugees. Turkey took in literal millions
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European liberals doesn't like to see the violent practicalities of enforcing the border, so instead of doing it themselves, they outsource it.
Harsha Walia talks about this outsourcing of security in her recent book Border and Rule
Damn I’ve got to read this you plugging it a few times really convinced me
it's well done imo. I haven't finished it yet but have really been enjoying it.
Adding to my reading list now
what are marches?
A vassal state on the edge of an empire that basically guards the frontier to protect the empire’s heartland.
Woah. Exactly like today. Wild.