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Originally Posted by richlevy
Anyway, it is an interesting philosophical argument whether a tyrant can also be a patriot.
We always talk about democracy and patriotism, but we always seem to ignore the fact that in many cases the democratic and patriotic goals of other countries are in conflict with our goals. It's like saying to a five-year-old "I know I told you that you can have what you want for dinner, but you don't want pizza, what you really want is broccoli".
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rich, you answered your own question here. If you serve broccoli, you're a tyrant. If you serve pizza, you're a patriot.