• lorty
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    10 months ago

    It’s wild to think that about 100 years ago is when passports started being a thing.

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      10 months ago

      Yes, but both internal and external travel restrictions are as old as the states themselves.

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        10 months ago

        Photographs and WWI, basically. It’s a bit hard to identify people with just written descriptions, and the war gave a reason to discriminate against certain groups for “spying” or whatever.