Europe is a “Russian” doll. Its endless layers become deeper every time you meet someone new or revisit a place. So, for the past three months, I’ve asked locals the same questions to understand what makes their cities or towns unique.

But what does “their” mean?

To populists in Europe, this often means white people who embody the general customs of the country as far back as they’d like to remember. In times of fear and anxiety, populists thrive because people cling to a false sense of security, forgetting that change is the only constant in life.

Human migration has been the most basic feature of humankind for millions of years. Arguments against it in favour of “strong borders” are thinly veiled racism and ahistorical thinking.

— Nishant Jain

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