> No institution will blindly stand up for you, no questions asked. which i think is good - blindly standing up for someone, and unfettered loyalty, is not a s

> No institution will blindly stand up for you, no questions asked. which i think is good - blindly standing up for someone, and unfettered loyalty, is not a sign of a good, rational democracy. Families do that, but even then, only to an extend. Your position should be defensible by a fair institution, but only if your position is _actually_ something defensible as agreed to by society at large.