Originally Posted By: Chisel
What do you do when you are a frienly ghooaasstt !!

I have been thinking about all those messy situations that happened in Serbia, Iraq, Beirut Rwanda ..etc. There were popel of different ethnic or religious belifes living together in peace and then suddenly its war.


Well, the important thing to remember is that its never "suddenly" war. There's always a complex brew of events leading up to hostilites, usually years in the making. Thats true in each of the examples listed above. Thats actually a positive thing in the sense that it can give people time to plan accordingly.


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There is no war, but tensions are high. How do you plan to survive this situation ? Do you leave the country or area and forget about both sides ? Do you try to resolve things and propably get hurt in the process?


This has a lot to do with economics. Historically, those who can leave, do. In the run up to any conflict the first group to leave is the professional class or those with means to relocate for the duration of hostilities. Sure, some choose to stay but for most people in a war zone economic constraints dictate where they can and cannot go.

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Does it make a difference in your decision if your side is the majority or the minority ?


Population wise or politically? In short, that always makes a difference but in no way guarantees your safety. Also, keep in mind that the situation might change too rapidly for you make proper plans.


Edited by LED (08/15/08 09:35 PM)