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Originally Posted by aklim
And sometimes, that "wise man" also gets his throat slit by his enemies.
As opposed to you spitting on it? Seems like that is a common phrase with you. Once again, I don't say that this place is perfect. It just happens to be the best one I can find, hence I am here. If it wasn't, I'd be there, where ever "there" might be. You, OTOH, seem to be constantly implying, from your posts, that only evil comes when the flag is raised. Therefore, my challenge to you is to find another place where only goodness gushes from it and let me know about it.
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Well, duh. Mr. Literal strikes again. The point of that quote is that sometimes a person is one's enemy for good reason. Most every great philosopher or savant has spoken some variation on the them that others often see our failings better than we do.
Your friends are less likely to point out your failings than are you enemies.
I wish I could have more reverence for how the flag has been displayed in the recent past. The notion that we're the greatest in the world is widespread (here anyway), and the flag was poorly used in Vietnam and Nicaragua in my lifetime. Perhaps not literally raised in Nicaragua but the country was bludgeoned in the service of US interests for decades, and then again by our patrons, the contras.
There is a great humbling ahead for this country and I don't think it's going to be pleasant. Going on as we speak, I'm afraid.
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Originally Posted by aklim
Might or Might not. Don't eat the menu.
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Huh?