Originally Posted by
Yngvi
The high trust trap:
We accepted them with open arms, as friends and neighbors.
We sympathized with the plight of their nation, giving them generous gifts, till they could get on their feet.
We said they were just like us; we excitedly adopted their cultural quirks, as we had with immigrants before.
We wanted them to be just like us; even when they committed inexplicable crimes against our nation, dismissed it as incompetence or a few bad apples.
But, where were our friends and neighbors when it was time to return a helping hand?
But, how many express gratitude for these gifts or the lives of our soldiers; given so that their nation might survive?
But, they were not eager to accept our society as it existed or assimilate like our immigrants before; the cultural values were incompatible.
But, they never wanted to be like us; no crimes against our nation were ever met with cries of condemnation against a member of their own tribe
Now, it feels like betrayal.