Helen jests: first day of another semester teaching our
children to hate themselves while demanding tolerance for
other societies (no matter how repulsive) and writing skills
The purpose of war is to defeat the enemy's will to fight
for their cause. There are many ways to accomplish this goal.
The present discussion seems to have difficulty
distinguishing criticism which serves the enemy ("We hate
ourselves and have no reason to fight for our existence.")
from criticism that serves our side by improving our
geopolitical strategy or our nation ("We can do things
better by...").
Sometimes it's not immediately clear which is which.
Sometimes a writer's use of adjectives gives away the show
at once. Clearly a tolerant attitude toward real
criticism--but not toward pathological dissent--offers a
society more options without undermining its will to fight
for its existence.
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