The weak who look strong, the strong who look weak
There is validity to the generalization that men should not be traitors. The treacherous tend towards hyper-cerebralism and lack of natural camaraderie. Traitors have much in common with sinners because most sins are committed against fellow citizens. The ideal man combines national loyalty with internationalism, goodwill to foreigners. One could find pleasures of the mind in national loyalty that are wanting to the disloyal.
But what good are the brainless gullible ignorant flag-waving jingo slinging so called "patriots"? The gullible person is partner to the liar and deceiver. Where does it say, men should be gullible, lest they lose their faith in God?
We have been hearing talk about the importance of slugging it out in Iraq so as to keep the USA from falling into military disrepute and disrespect in the world.
The way I see it there are four combinations: a strong nation that looks strong, a strong nation that looks weak, a weak nation that looks strong, a weak nation that looks weak.
The excess of concern for military reputation, remininds you of teen-age gangsters who are overly concerned with looking tough through fighting. Such excess can lead to weakness within and the veneer of strength without--or even worse, to weakness within and weakness without, the appearance of weakness combined with actual weakness. I for one find internal strength combined with the appearance of weakness, preferable to internal weakness combined with an external semblance of strength.
Nations can experience subtle benefits produced by the national loyalty foreigners have to their own nations--men having a heart for their own nation need not be a bad thing; but it is time for the gullible flag wavers to begin pondering the possibility that due to excess influence of foreign interests, the nation is turning into an incompetent that destroys itself while leaders amongst it shout about how patriotic and nationalist their bumbling nationally self destructive conduct is.
I get uncomfortable when I hear sound bite slinging sloganeers simply assert that their policy is the road to national strength without providing any evidence or argument to back their claims. Their neglect of the question would a trillion dollars spent on their pet project be better than a trillion spent on something else gives cause for alarm.
@2006 David Virgil Hobbs
But what good are the brainless gullible ignorant flag-waving jingo slinging so called "patriots"? The gullible person is partner to the liar and deceiver. Where does it say, men should be gullible, lest they lose their faith in God?
We have been hearing talk about the importance of slugging it out in Iraq so as to keep the USA from falling into military disrepute and disrespect in the world.
The way I see it there are four combinations: a strong nation that looks strong, a strong nation that looks weak, a weak nation that looks strong, a weak nation that looks weak.
The excess of concern for military reputation, remininds you of teen-age gangsters who are overly concerned with looking tough through fighting. Such excess can lead to weakness within and the veneer of strength without--or even worse, to weakness within and weakness without, the appearance of weakness combined with actual weakness. I for one find internal strength combined with the appearance of weakness, preferable to internal weakness combined with an external semblance of strength.
Nations can experience subtle benefits produced by the national loyalty foreigners have to their own nations--men having a heart for their own nation need not be a bad thing; but it is time for the gullible flag wavers to begin pondering the possibility that due to excess influence of foreign interests, the nation is turning into an incompetent that destroys itself while leaders amongst it shout about how patriotic and nationalist their bumbling nationally self destructive conduct is.
I get uncomfortable when I hear sound bite slinging sloganeers simply assert that their policy is the road to national strength without providing any evidence or argument to back their claims. Their neglect of the question would a trillion dollars spent on their pet project be better than a trillion spent on something else gives cause for alarm.
@2006 David Virgil Hobbs
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