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Yet there are (were) distinct cultures and ethnic groups that no longer exist because of war and territorial grab.
Yes and this has been happening since before recorded history. The whole world is a giant ever changing lava lamp of diversity, forms rising and falling constantly. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was
Example: In the past century, Slovakia has been free Slovakia, a part of free Czechoslovakia, Soviet occupied Czechoslovakia, Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia and a part of Austria Hungary. My grandmother's each spoke like five languages because they had to just to keep up.
That is of course all true in the rapid times of change of mass migration, wars, redrawing of artificial nation borders.
However, genetic traits and cultures and languages change much more slowly.
Even the Croats view themselves as Croats or Adriatics or Zadarians (based on their city of dwelling) and not as "Yugoslavians" or any other artificial definition that the current rulers happen to place on them.
The same for Lappish people (Sami) and so forth.
Yes, cultures do and have mixed, but now we are (again) living in the times of WEAPONIZED migration and the ensuing cultural, economic, linguistic and tribal warfare that results from that.
Just "giving in" to whatever war immigration op currently happens to be active in your country in your lifetime is not something you have to do.
You can still retain your culture, your heritage and life, but not always WITHIN the country that under attack.
So, choose wisely.