in World News “Afghans go home and fight for your country and its future,” Swedish historian says
By Emma R.
“Shouldn’t these young men try to give their homeland a brighter future by doing their part in the fight against Taliban and IS warriors?” asks Swedish historian Lars F. Eklund.
Lars thoughts are that naturally, people want to escape war. Or is that really so? If the motherland and its people are at stake?
If the young men in Poland, Norway, France and Britain had fled in the 1940s, the Nazis would probably still have ruled in Europe.
As a citizen in a country, you have certain duties. If the country in question is dysfunctional, in war, corruptly controlled, threatened by totalitarian forces, then the duties won’t decrease. They increase.
Should we not help the Afghans then? Yes, of course we should. But we should help them to do their duty to their homeland, not to avoid it.
Through, for example, military and democracy education, so that, at their return home – perhaps in company, with flying banners and sounding pipes – they can establish peace and democracy in their country plagued by Communism, Islamism and chaos.
And those who don’t want to carry weapons can surely work in health care, emergency services and civil defense. And if they don’t want to?
Then we should ask ourselves if it’s likely that men who don’t want to help their old homeland, where their relatives live in great distress would suddenly become trustworthy, loyal and dutiful citizens in their new homeland. And stand up for Sweden, if war or crisis would strike us one day.