Or, like, you know...a minivan, I guess.pic.twitter.com/VJeGAMQIMo
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The Mongols are not necessarily a positive historical example, what with the genocide and all.
After the initial conquest, Kublai's regime was the most progressive in the world for its time! He almost eliminated the death penalty, improved women's rights, implemented religious freedom, and had a sort of affirmative action system for administrative posts!
Chingiz Khan’s army did most of the migration (caravans) in order to build the empire and to those peoples that didn’t play ball, the penalty was the sword. I believe Kublai Khan presided over an existing empire in decline and thus not too much migration and subjugation occurs.
But lots of trade! And people definitely moved into and out of Kublai's portion of the empire, from the Ilkhanate and such.
In the context of trade caravans, yes that is very positive.
I don't think Trump would like that caravan either
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Maybe I've just played too much Rome Total War as the Seleucids but bringing up Bactria makes me intensely worried about my northeastern border...
Or boatloads of Jews in 1939....which is a better parallel to the current expected outcome.
it papers over the humanitarian crisis, making it easier to dismiss as greedy profit-seekers rather than recognize the reality of refugees who are suffering.
In hindsight, Trump blew the naming, he should have called it a Migrant Horde. Oh well, next time!
Indians didn’t have a wall chief. 
South of the border we learned about 'las caravanas de los pioneros', pioneer caravans, heading west in search of a better life.
Weird that Trump and his followers would socialize with such a word of Middle Eastern descent (from the Persian کاروان).
I think the orientalist associations you describe likely have less positive connotations than you suppose.
If someone uses the word “caravan” in a negative tone enough, then eventually the word will have a negative connotation.
nope. It's at best a form of orientalism.
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