Comment by ohyoutravel
3 days ago
Borders of countries are fundamentally human constructs. There is no morality associated with crossing them legally or illegally. This is the difference between a law declaring something illegal because they think it is better for society (a parking ticket, say) and a law created that require moral turpitude (murder, say).
Morality is a human construct as well, so I don’t quite get your point.
Ha ha, “no morality,” when it’s people you like. You’re saying pogroms aren’t immoral? That’s a “legal” border crossing!
A country with no borders is not a country at all, merely an "economic zone" that can be leached until dry.
What is the mechanism whereby an economic zone is leached, such that borders would protect it?
I don't have hard data yet but I'm pretty sure some cities have suburbs outside them, connected via road, that rich people use as tax havens so they can live near a city without being subject to the laws and taxation of the city
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