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Old 02-11-2010, 03:31 PM
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Kalos, you seem to be arguing along the lines of the ends justifying the means.

I think NA's plans would not lead to recovery because, even if they were successful initially, there would be continued conflict. How NA's "recovery" plans could not proceed without ethnic cleansing is beyond me. The U.S. is simply too mutli-ethnic. Small segregated enclaves could probably exist but a unifying national government? No way, Jose. The best NA could hope for is control of a large region. Like I said, you can't separate NA's other policies from its bigotry. That's like diet coke, light cigarrettes, or fat free cookies.

I'm sure that some MilGov and CivGov commanders might attempt to coexist with nearby NA pockets (strong ones at least). But that would only be a stopgap. As soon as strong military forces could be organized, getting rid of NA would become a priority. Recognizing NA legitimizes it. Wait too long and there are going to be three (or more) self-declared national government.

I think smaller and weaker NA enclaves would be destroyed as quickly as possible to keep the sickness of its ideology from spreading.

So what if it NA does some good things? In 1930's Germany, National Socialism fostered economic recovery, national pride and recognition as a regional (if not world) economic and military power. It also led to the most destructive war in human history and the murder of millions of innocents.

NA can boast of some successes and improvements but that pales in comparison to its policies regarding ethnicity. Even "mild" bigotry will eventually lead to neo-apartheid or pogroms and other crimes against humanity.
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