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In the Middle Ages if you had enough charisma and some basic fighting skills, but you did not belong to a host society, then no problem if the ambition and will to lead was there, not an issue in an age where one was either a Christian, Muslim or some other religion. The concept of statehood had not fully evolved, and therefore for most travelers it was not impossible for usurpers from the outside to takeover another nation which by birth and upbringing was not naturally theirs.
There are so many examples in Europe where this happened, and in other parts of the world.....and out of sheer interest you can study these instances of such occurrences from the pages of history from the past, long ago.
Since the evolution of the concept of the modern state such things are near impossible save a very few places and America. Our identity is defined by first and foremost by where we are bought up and born, the schools we attend, and our first language of communication. Despite the best advancing efforts of globalization, where the significance of the state is allegedly waning, the modern concept of the state, which defines who we are and where we are from still remains true, generally.
Or to put it in a more obvious, clear relevant way a person suddenly cannot become Iranian, Indian, or Russian if that person, as stated clearly above, was not bought up and originally born in that society first. Not possible. And if you are not from those societies originally then you cannot become leaders in those societies, even if you did decide to join a mainstream party in one of those countries, because you will always be considered an "outsider" by the locals given the modern strongly held concept of nationalism....................................just won't happen! You can dream as much as you like, with your silly little costumes of faux Cyrus, turn entire countries upside down, and this and that, but the absolute reality is it won't happen, ever.
But I understand, or at least I understand that often as humans we judge others, and see others through our own perceptions, habits, prejudices and thoughts without realizing it. For a certain international community with no fixed allegiance to any country, save their own where one can be born British, become a naturalized Australian and then finish this off as an important official in an American administration. ........................................easy, no problem.
And for this international community the flavor of the month varies according to their whims. At one time they can be ardent supporters of Imperial Japan, funding its war against Russia ($200 million 1904). In another time aggressive supporters of the Soviet Union building up its strategic industry in the critical years of the 1920's and 1930's (interesting history, do the research)..............or Nazi Germany, helping the Fascist Party ascend to power from the 1920's..............................or.........................and so on and so on.
In their "International world" there are no countries merely pawns and tools which are used for their agenda's gauged from their sacred numbers, Qui Ja boards and private soothsayers.....with a little bit of Human whim thrown into it all. In their International world, a family member can be head of German intelligence at one time right through the war shepherding the Kaiser, whilst another member runs the American federal reserve, printing the cash for the war against.............Germany............And that same money being used to buy materials for the German war effort through neutral Holland, and Sweden. Bizarre, or what?
No not bizarre if seen through the prism of their peculiar logic and interests, gleaned from their sacred numbers, Qui Ja boards, private soothsayers and very often their mood and whims for the day.
But for the rest of us who do not belong to this international community, we are who we are, where we are brought up and born, that is all. We do not need sacred numbers, Qui Ja boards or private soothsayers to tell us this, but the application of simple common sense.
