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Just to clarify, I said common enemy, not conflict (which to me implies kinetic or hybrid warfare). My greatest preference would be for our common enemy not to
by atlasunshrugged 5y ago
Just to clarify, I said common enemy, not conflict (which to me implies kinetic or hybrid warfare). My greatest preference would be for our common enemy not to be a country but rather a shared goal that benefits humanity; I had high hopes that climate change or the pandemic would be that... now my last hope is aliens uniting the human race together (although I hope it ends up more like Star Trek)
- jrochkind1 5y agoWhy would you describe a 'shared goal that benefits humanity' as an 'enemy'? Do you usually consider yourself an enemy of your goals?
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- jrochkind1 5y agoSorry, it's not meant to be a gotcha, I think it's more than accidentally using the wrong word, I think we are indeed taught that of course we "need" an enemy, such that we just repeat it/internalize it without even considering what we're saying. And it's terrifying. The point was very much not clear. Go back and look at your first comment. It clearly read to me as saying we needed a common enemy so the question was what country was most suitable. I was not intentionally misreading it. And I don't think it's at all unusual for Americans to think what it clearly said. And it's terrifying.