@basic.optimism: Historians, philosophers, writers, even a foreign minister from the Gulf. They said a society needs a shared culture to hold together. They said that welcoming millions without asking them to belong would come at a price. Most of them were called extremists for saying it. France is what happens next. The warnings were there. We just decided not to listen. 🗽I created Basic Optimism to bring common sense back to the West. If you want to support this work, the Buy Me a Coffee link is in bio. Thank you for reading.