@WiretapMediaCa Imagaine believing that any institution within a government has ever, will ever, be "apolitical" regarding anything that really matters; i.e. who "owns" the nation, etc.
@FischerKing64 It is not a mistake. All empires inevitably come to support policies that are against the interests of the core population. The empire will then increasingly rely on foreigners who have no attachment to the to the core nation and whose loyalty can be easily bought for support.
@paulg You never hear idiots like Graham call for the ruthless eradication of all welfare, subsidies, loans, etc. that go to the immigrants and the companies that hire them when they call for "meritocracy"