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That's just what powerful governments do to poor citizens. -Just like the USA made thousands of poor or ill educated Americans go to Vietnam while the rich and well educated remained in US.

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Q: Why did the British state make poor English soldiers and sailors fight against poor Africans for the British Empire?
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