Vesilind makes a good point in that many Estonians wished they had been full-blooded Estonians, but they couldn't escape the truth that Estonians who lived in the territorial space of Estonia (otherwise known as the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic) have always had a greater moral claim to the rights of being fully-fledged Estonians. Estonians abroad were merely a half-way house, trying their best in forging a better deal for their brothers back home. Many couldn't stay the distance because of political qualms about the nature of Soviet Estonia. In the end the children borne out of the hard won battle for freedom won their share, and have given democracy their best shot in spite of shortcomings of their own making. If the strength of building a new Estonia were left to the whims of Estonians living abroad, then it is highly probable that Estonia as a state wouldn't be in existence anymore, since most Estonians abroad prefer not to live in Estonia, but do for some strange reason like to call themselves Estonian. It just doesn't add up, but then again we're not talking about the State of Israel, are we.