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 The Turks and Russians were smart. They would all converge on one neighborhood and drive out the Germans. Now, they have whole sections of the cities to themselves. 
 this is what all the refugees will be doing

it's what Nassim Taleb says, people are not xenophobic, they are homophilic

they want to be around their own kind

some of us are wild animals that's why we like the wide open spaces 
 Yes, but that's a rare trait. Social isolation is considered inhumane treatment because most humans are pack animals, not lone wolves.

Even wolves are not usually lone wolves.