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Re:The myth of America's missing software engineers by rayiner on Monday August 05, 2013 @05:00PM (#6162990)
They are certainly communities, and it is the obligation of the governing bodies of their communities to maximize the prosperity of the people in those communities just as it is the obligation of the governing bodies of our community to maximize the prosperity of the people in our community.

Inside versus outside isn't theoretical. People in other communities will not come to your defense when you need help, they will not perpetuate your culture and values, and they are not part of the body politic that animates your democracy.

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Re:The myth of America's missing software engineers by bradleyjg on Monday August 05, 2013 @05:04PM (#6163027)
Are you really trying to justify genocide on the basis that people who live in a community have no moral obligations to anyone outside their community?

I would have thought that reasoning went out of fashion circa September 30, 1946.

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Re:The myth of America's missing software engineers by rayiner on Monday August 05, 2013 @05:10PM (#6163073)
There is an intermediate point between supporting nationalism to the point of genocide and asserting that nationality means absolutely nothing.
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