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The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:43 am
by _sock puppet
A proven way to establish untrustworthy allies, such as the USA and USSR in WWII.
Re: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:21 am
by _sock puppet
There's been a rather blood-thirsty wolf get to grandmother's house ahead of little red riding hood.
"Grandmother, what big arms you have!"
"All the better to hug you with, my dear."
"Grandmother, what big legs you have!"
"All the better to run with, my child."
"Grandmother, what big ears you have!"
"All the better to hear with, my child."
"Grandmother, what big eyes you have!"
"All the better to see with, my child."
"Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!"
"All the better to eat you up with."
Re: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:29 am
by _Ceeboo
sock puppet wrote:There's been a rather blood-thirsty wolf get to grandmother's house ahead of little red riding hood.
"Grandmother, what big arms you have!"
"All the better to hug you with, my dear."
"Grandmother, what big legs you have!"
"All the better to run with, my child."
"Grandmother, what big ears you have!"
"All the better to hear with, my child."
"Grandmother, what big eyes you have!"
"All the better to see with, my child."
"Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!"
"All the better to eat you up with."
Really!
You had to stop?
I was almost sleeping!
Peace,
Ceeboo
Re: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:47 am
by _Res Ipsa
How about "the friend of my enemy is my enemy?"
Re: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:53 am
by _sock puppet
Brad Hudson wrote:How about "the friend of my enemy is my enemy?"
How about it?
It too, Brad, seems to be at play.
Re: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:10 am
by _Res Ipsa
Yeah, I think it is at play.
I fell like I'm seeing lots of both lately, and it troubles me.
With what you said, you end up with unreliable friends. With what I said, you end up with unnecessary enemies.
Both statements are fallacious.
Re: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:14 am
by _sock puppet
Brad Hudson wrote:Yeah, I think it is at play.
I fell like I'm seeing lots of both lately, and it troubles me.
With what you said, you end up with unreliable friends. With what I said, you end up with unnecessary enemies.
Both statements are fallacious.
Indeed, as is the notion of going to bat out of loyalty, rather than principle.
Re: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:18 am
by _Bond James Bond
sock puppet wrote:A proven way to establish untrustworthy allies, such as the USA and USSR in WWII.
Sec of State Welles/[fill in the apologist toadie]: "Somoza's/[fill in the blank] a bastard!"
FDR/[fill in the apologist]: "But he's our bastard!"
Re: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:25 am
by _Res Ipsa
Millions of years of evolution, and we're just big old apes in tribes.
Re: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:26 am
by _Bond James Bond
Brad Hudson wrote:Millions of years of evolution, and we're just big old apes in tribes.
Be careful Brad or this thread will devolve quickly into a bunch of quotes and ape gifs/photos/jokes.
